The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute located on the campus of the University of Rhode Island is a program for adults 55 and over and let me tell you it’s the best thing since sliced bread! The annual membership fee is a whopping $55, class fees range from $15-55, and parking is free! Three times a […]
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I grew up in the north end of Narragansett, a new housing development back in the 70’s, set on Narrow River. We spent our summer days in the water, on bikes, and building forts in the woods. Sounds idyllic, right? But as with most of us, we experience traumas that take up residence in our
On July 8, 2025, I turned right onto Route 108 toward URI to attend an OLLI course titled, Memoir Writing: What I Learned Writing the Story of RI’s Famous Bull. There was an accident ahead and many impatient drivers jerked their vehicles around like Rocky Point bumper cars. I considered my options, If I turn
Isn’t that what we all want, a room of our own? Post divorce I purchased a home and had the pleasure of designing and decorating the interior and exterior. There were twinkly lights everywhere, along with colorful artwork, a red couch, funky rugs, lamps, plants, Buddhas, stained glass and books. All the things I loved and
This woman ran for most of her life to college classrooms, to grocery, to the stove, to the farm, to sports and work. She ran even faster from her feelings and faster still toward any speck of light that might help transform her trauma responses and dysregulation. Trying to raise two babies while finishing her
Have you ever been gob-smacked by ageism, excluded from an event or activity based on age, or simply blanked out on how old you really are? This has happened several times over the past couple of decades, and I’d like to think it’s because I don’t feel my age, nor has my age ever limited
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I am a Writer. I am a Writer. I am a writer. We are asked to begin every writing prompt with these words. Writing is a difficult task for most people and it’s even harder to proclaim “I am a writer” in written or spoken word. Many of us are concerned we don’t write well
Patty finished the hundred-day letter and placed the pen on the table. Her eyes fixed on the Christmas tree still shining brightly on January 13, 2025. Who says a tree must come down before February? In fact, one year, long ago, the tree stayed up until March. That was the year her daughter Erica accepted
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I’ve been participating in a formal writing group since Covid when Rebecca Gold offered the free course, Corona Chronicles. What a blessing it was and continues to be! I’ve been involved with her offerings ever since. Rebecca offers two levels of classes, Writing Circle and Write Here, Write Now. The latter group meets every Wednesday
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I’ve rewritten this piece a dozen times and have taken out most of the original content. I’m having the hardest time because I don’t want to call people out, place blame, or sound preachy. I’ve lived beside and with the drama and devastation that incurred in alcohol’s wake yet never took a hard stance against
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