I’ve just returned from Maui where I soaked up the Aloha Spirit to bring back to the Mainland. So what is the Aloha Spirit? According to Serge Kahili King of Aloha International, “The Aloha Spirit is a well known reference to the attitude of friendly acceptance for which the Hawaiian Islands are so famous. However, it also […]
Hanging on to the Aloha Spirit Read More »
On the eve of the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, my thoughts are with those who survived its devastation and the loss of their loved ones. In this memoir excerpt, I think back to my own vigil at that time, waiting by my mother’s side as she lay dying. In the lobby, scenes play
Weathering the Storm Read More »
We all have a right to live or as Thomas Jefferson so aptly put it, the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But what happens when illness strikes and our quality of life becomes compromised by pain and suffering that is often incurable? The End-of-Life Option bill (SB 128), was introduced in
Embracing the Right to Die–The Secret is the Real Crime Read More »
Helen Powell Graham Writing a memoir is like opening a window into your past life. It can also help clear the fog on windows of the past. Writing my own story in my memoir Nothing Like Normal (to be published by Black Opal Books in 2015) caused me to wonder about the tales of my parents and ancestors and
My Mother’s Line–Opening Windows into a Rich Past Read More »
