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Guest Writing: A Christmas Memory, by Lucy S. Moise

I think I was about seventeen years old. Christmas Eve had finally come. The choir at our church had worked very hard on our Christmas music and I felt like I was ready. When the Midnight Mass Service was over, I felt extra good about myself. I had been in the church choir for several years already, but this time I felt more grown up. I felt like I had contributed my voice to bless others, and felt like I...

It’s All So Remarkable

As I was pulling into the Walmart center late this afternoon, I glanced off toward a small car that immediately caught my artist’s eye. From about fifty feet away, it appeared to somehow be entirely covered in stickers. I immediately had some image of an old rusty car being held together by stickers as my mind quickly contemplated the paper-mache-like appearance of this vehicle. I thought to myself, “that’s remarkable.” And I found myself doing a u-turn and pulling into...

Growing Old With Oneself

Back in 2007 I remember driving back to Newark through the Lancaster-ish areas, down Route 896 from I can’t recall where exactly….I was coming back on an early Saturday evening from a long caricature gig for a company picnic somewhere out in Amish country.  As I was driving home I noticed a huge garden with rows of beautiful sunflowers and I turned around to park and take photos for painting references.As I approached the flowers – which were somewhat near...