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If you lived in the little CA desert town of Trona you would probably know me as your Aunt Ruthie or Library Lady but since you don't, I'm Ruthie Lancaster; the hardworking Page of one of the best little libraries in the San Bernardino County Library System.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: My soul's despair: 1 of 23

Garden Of Stone In silence and shadow, I have come here alone To bury my dreams in my garden of stone. Dreams of bright moments that were frozen in time They are memories of yours, memories of mine. We can't try again, for now the seasons have turned. Too late to go back, our bridges have burned. Nothing could be saved when ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love & despair: 7 of 55

Your Name Was The Song Alone in this world, how my spirit does ache, It's another music to which I belong. My soul does yearn and my heart must break For you were the music; Your name was the song. I've walked so long in this land of dark shadows And fought the despair of my own soul too. When will my pain return to the dark...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: To return to myself: 1 of 6

It Was I He looked past me thinking, "One better may come after." Yet it was I, who brought him to laughter. When shadows covered him within the oppressive night, It was I, who reached out and brought him light. When his music fell silent, and all the chords were wrong, It was I, who stirred silence and made for him a song. ...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Reality: 4 of 17

Reality Check or Too Close to the Edge "What's wrong?" I asked sharply as soon as I climbed into my best friend, Whats-Her-Name's van to ride to work. We had grown close over the years and I knew intuitively that something bad had happened in her life. The tears rolling down her face gave me an additional clue. "John is dead...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Family: 42 of 162

THE LIFE SAVERS "Hello, Dear. I'm a life saver now!" I trilled happily into the telephone to my beautiful daughter. Getting no response; I asked worriedly." Are you there, Dear?" "Oh... sorry, Mom. I was picturing you as a brightly colored piece of candy with a large hole in the center of it." My lovely but facetious child g...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Dreams & hope: 26 of 97

Garden Of Stone, Revisited Once more I come in silence, Once more I come alone I've come back for my dreams in this garden of stone. For no nourishing love ever made this garden grow. All my 'flowers', save one, are stones aligned in a row. Oh, here lies my hopes and there lies my gladness. Here are the yesterdays passed in ...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Remembering: 11 of 36

MEMORIES "Hello." Said the maddeningly familiar voice on the other end of the phone line. "Uh....hello? Can I help you?" I inquired doubtfully. Who could this be? Her name was right on the tip of my tongue. "Mother?" I could hear the frown in her voice. She had called me 'Mother'! That could be a clue to her identity...Of co...
Food & Drink > Desserts Recipes: Summer desserts: 13 of 37

How to Make the Ultimate Adult Summer Party Fruit Dessert Recently, I was asked by my editor to contribute to the cookbook her sorority was publishing in the holiday dessert section. This got a big laugh from everyone who has ever shared a meal at my apartment. It seems all of my favorite recipes start out "Cut slit in cello...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: What's in a name?: 6 of 16

The Power of a Name! There has never been a culture or a time that mankind has not put importance on the name one will carry throughout life. Indeed, in many cultures, names are believed to possess mystical properties and to be tools of power. Even in our enlightened times a person will change what he perceives to be a weak ...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: The outdoors: 3 of 8

The Nature Walk Recently a friend of mine begged me to baby-sit with her five-year-old grandson. I explained to her that I disapprove of using non-family members as child care providers on principle and she should do it herself. In turn, she explained that not on the worse day of her life would she baby-sit and the situation...