Author: Karina Coghlan
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Forever Home
This illustration was done by Kristi Coghlan who is our writer, Karina Coghlan’s mother. She lived in splintered pallets piled high; Wooden crates, slowly rotting outside; An unstable shelter where she could hide When fearing the dark and moonless sky. A cloudburst floods the parking lot. Stray cats come to drink from puddles in the…
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Puddles
This illustration was done by Kristi Coghlan who is our writer, Karina Coghlan’s mother. Two hands and a nose press up against the window pane, trying to get a better look at the storm outside. The moon’s glow and the twinkle of stars are hidden behind dense rain clouds. Only the light from the house,…
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The Joy Of Theatre
Community Theatre is such a beautiful thing. The lights of the marquee at night become the highlight downtown, making your evening stroll feel like a scene in a Hallmark movie. Seating up to 115 guests per performance, the Historic BeeKay Theatre is small but mighty. Here is a place where you can see a fantastic…
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The Bayberry Candle
As we all do, when we’ve grown older, I reminisce on my favorite memories. I think of what life was like as a child, when my mother cooked our warm, tasty meals or when my father tucked me into bed and told stories of how he traveled to America when he was a child. I…
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Poetry- Turning Autumn
Step outside, cheeks flush red Suddenly, mornings have that chilling air Sunrays try their might To peek through the clouded sky My feet pit and pat on top of the dusty pebble trail Along the little lake, the birds are calming down Two bird watchers sit upon a bench Talking while the day’s still new…
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Recipe- Fresh Pumpkin Filling
Dried leaves tap across the ground in a waltz with the wind. Each evening, the night sky greets us a little earlier. Pumpkins, large and small, are collected from the local pumpkin patch or harvested from your own backyard garden. Carved into Jack-o-lanterns to light the Halloween night or decorating the house, pumpkins are the…
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Recipe- September Cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups sifted flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp ground cloves ½ tsp allspice ½ tsp nutmeg 1 cup chopped almonds ½ cup softened butter ½ cup light brown sugar 1/3 cup apple sauce 1 egg 1 apple Soft caramel candies Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift…
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King George
This was written by our contributing writer, Karina Coghlan’s dear friend, Kathi Hinkle. He didn’t live here, and he didn’t live there. As a matter of fact, I don’t think he lived anywhere. But let me roll back the years and start near the beginning. I was born and raised in a metropolitan city. Thirty-five…
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Poetry- To Her Bold Lover
(Written in response to Andrew Marvell’s poem, To His Coy Mistress.) Though we may be lacking time Oh, bold lover, we’ve not yet reached our prime. If we lay down now in a pleasant embrace, Then you might vanish without a trace; Swept up by a current to find other rubies, Leaving me crying into…
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Recipe- Basil Mint Pesto
Ingredients: 1 cup of fresh basil 1/2 cup of fresh spearmint 1/2 cup of fresh mint 1/2 cup of freshly grated parmesan cheese 1/4 cup of pine nuts 3/4 cup of sunflower oil fresh cloves of garlic (measure with your heart) salt and pepper Directions and tips: Rinse mint and Basil. Fresh from the garden…