by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Mar 9, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
One of the mantras at work in first grade is this: You can’t say you can’t play. There is oh-so-much work that goes into making those six words come true! As I said, mantra, or perhaps more fittingly blueprint, they tell us how to act—you must...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Mar 12, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
I’ve lived in New England a really long time, more seasons than anyplace else. I’m not sure exactly why, but I treasure spring more each year. It’s as if this turn toward the sun, the warmth, the flow of water and sap and the initiation of green...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Mar 16, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
A couple of days ago, dear husband took off with the two older kids on a huge (huger than expected) adventure on a tight budget. Backing up briefly, the eldest child’s love of Greek myths spurred the travel-loving hubby to envision taking that child to Greece....
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Mar 18, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
As the world of writing about oneself goes—be it memoir or blog or personal essay or even fiction very close to home—part of people’s response is to you, not just writer but person. There are nearly countless ways to push buttons (some of them, I...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Mar 20, 2010 | Standing In The Shadows
On a cool, overcast morning in Florida, an expedition to see manatees being fed at the Parker Manatee Aquarium seemed like a good idea. Our destination: the complex in Bradenton Beach that holds small aquarium, which is mainly a holding spot for roughly three manatees...
