mindsinger | September 16, 2008
Benny made his way out of the classroom and onto the playground. He gave an extra tug on his shirtsleeve to make sure it was covering his arm. David wasn’t here today. Benny usually hung out with David and they played on the teeter-totter or the curly slide when it was empty. But David [...]
mindsinger | September 16, 2008
Not always pious, not always preachy. Not always perfect. Not always stuffy; parents are mostly uncertain, unheard, underpaid and unrehearsed. They are blamed for bad teeth, acne, traumatizing their children, and not keeping up with the Joneses. They are expected to produce a perfect product on the first or second try with no previous [...]
Donna Swanson, poet, author, lyricist and artist, lives on the edge of the Great Prairie in Indiana. She has written and published seven books, soon to be eight, and is working on a chapbook trilogy of poetry introduced by Gloria Gaither. She has carved three full-size carousel figures and dozens of miniatures. Swanson writes two columns for her home-town newspaper: one for adults, Donna’s Country Roads, and one for children, Granny’s Place. Bible student and teacher of adult Bible classes for over thirty years, her poetry and prose are deeply rooted in her faith.
