It’s all over the news on Veteran’s Day, the Navy Seal who shot Osama Bin Laden. He is to be admired for sure for his bravery and he is definitely an American hero. But as we sit down to another of my culinary attempts (Crockpot Kung Pao chicken) I tell…
As usual, it has taken me forever to make a book available to my legions of fans. Thank you for your patience. Writing and publishing are not only still in the experimental stages as far as my career goes, they are a mystery to me. This time I am trying…
It’s Over Island A Short Story by Barbara Meyers Chapter Two – Second Chance Chateau Beth McCarthy woke without benefit of an alarm. Morning sun peeked through the window where a light breeze fluttered the lacy curtains. She’d painted the bedroom yellow and with the eastern-facing windows she often felt…
It’s Over Island A Short Story by Barbara Meyers Chapter One When Alex McCarthy opened his eyes he had no idea where he was. He lay for a moment allowing his senses to adjust. He was in a simply furnished room. Sunlight splashed through sheer curtains fluttering in a light…
“Support polygamy. More available guys for the rest of us.” That’s a Tweet I didn’t post. Couldn’t get the wording quite right. I thought it was funny. My daughter was appalled. I said, “Look at it this way: if some guy marries four women, that takes them out of the…
You might wonder why my newsletters are so infrequent. It’s because I don’t have any writing news to report. No new books being released. No contracts signed. Right now all I do is write and rewrite. A couple of my fans keep asking when the next book in the Grinding…
There’s no such thing as happily married. There. I’ve said it. There’s the illusion of happily married. A pretense, if you will that we all buy into. We are all convinced that our marriage will be different, better, happier, than that of our peers, our parents, or anyone else we…
(Part One) RN Sahoo on February 14, 2014 at 5:41 a.m. said: Your writing is cynical and negative. “A coffin should be a mandatory wedding gift for every couple” really hurt me. This was a comment on http://barbmeyers.wordpress.com/2013/07/03/a-short-essay-on-marriage/ My first reaction to this comment was to laugh. Not because RN…
70 Years Of Love “Couple married during war and never stopped being in love” This is the kind of magazine headline and teaser that drives me crazy. Never stopped being in love? I don’t buy it. If they’ve been together for 70 years, I know there were times when they…
ESSAYS/Untitled/By Barbara Meyers ©2000 Not all failed marriages end in divorce. Some of them end in death. Not necessarily the death of one of the partners. One of the great truths no one ever speaks about marriage is most of them die long before they’re over. Husbands and…
