NOTE: The following is a Review of The Sound of Gravel, a Memoir by my cousin Ruth Wariner.(“Wariner” is Ruth’s MOTHER’S maiden name. My mother’s brother self-proclaimed Prophet Joel LeBaron was Ruth’s father.) By Stephany Spencer-LeBaron:I’ve read once, listened thrice to Ruth Wariner’s book, The Sound of Gravel, giving it higher ratings with each read. So it paid to peruse her Memoir more than…
Poetry by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: A Letter to My Art Teacher: 6th-8th Grade Artwork
Civilization is social order supporting cultural creativity.WILL DURANT The picture below elicited the following poem: “A Lyrical-Letter to My Art Teacher.” NOTE: As a youngster, I always got an “A” on my Art work. But was worried I would end up with a “B” on the picture you see above, because I had to erase a number of times, in…
Poetry by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: Ponderin’ ‘n Wanderin’: Conversation With Self
Poemby Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: PONDREIN' and WANDERIN': Conversation With Self Ponderin' 'n Wanderin':A Conversation with SelfAt seventy-one I'm hungBy protruding nailsOn my ladder's last rung,Wonderin' what else I might've won.Should I try for more Before Life's done?Or should I commit to recreation,Cease ambition and aspiration;Cease trying to make more of myself;Simplify life, put struggle on the…
Review by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, by Ethel Ann Schaffer
Review by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS by Ethel Ann Schaffer The Last of the Red Hot Lovers is a spicy memoir written by gorgeous nonagenarian Ethel Ann Shaffer who reconnected at eighty with a classmate, fell in love, and got married. In this steamy story, Ethel Ann shares with honesty what…
Poetry by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: In My Time
Poetry by Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: IN MY TIME IN MY TIMEby Stephany Spencer-LeBaron: IN MY TIMEIn my timeI won’t give in, I won’t give up.I’ll let today’s mirthFill up my cup.In the darkest hours Of our imperfect worldI’ll look to the dawnAs day’s unfurled.Then hold up my hopeHold up my head.I won’t be troubledBy what is said.Placing one…
Poetry by Stephany Spencer- LeBaron: BRIGHT CHILDHOOD A GIFT: ADVERSITY’S STRENGTHENING
ADVERSITY'S STRENGTHENINGby Stephany Spencer-LeBaronI was born into a cult.When I fled that sect I'd known,I was shunned, demonized,Left on my own.Presently I'm steeped in pain,Purpose that once shownNow faces the abyssSitting on a throne.The vicissitudes of lifeHave left me loss full-blown,Heartaches unquenchable,And so alone!Come! End this anguish!Put Justice in its place!Do not tarry long.I can't…
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