By Carmen Meadows Atlanta Branch If I forget you, darling one, as I grow old and frail, I have a secret treasure chest no moths or rust assail. ... Read more
The inability to host meetings due to lockdowns across the country has made it tough for Pen Women to keep in touch. Branches are missing their inspirational get-togethers — ... Read more
By Carolynn J. Scully Member-at-large The ancients winked and smiled at the mystery and magic of the wee island of green, a crock of shamrocks hiding Leprechaun gold for ... Read more
“Alison’s Cat,” 10×7 oil by Doris Mady, Greenwich Branch (Connecticut) From the artist: I painted a picture of my dog, Kerry, about a year before he passed. I called it ... Read more
By Mary L. Gardner CNY Branch Being Clear There’s not a follicle of truth in a colleague’s chronicled memoir that observing a tropical botanical requires a monocle. Footnotes ... Read more
“Woman in White Chair,” acrylic, 27.5 x 22.5 By E. Marie Francis, Vero Beach Branch, Florida From the Artist: “Me Ladies” is the name of a series ... Read more
Patricia Doyne Diablo-Alameda Branch, California (Based on Giraphics by muralist Dan Fontes) Whoosh! The freeway overpass pulses with cars, pick-ups, buses, big-rigs, motorcycles. All day they speed ... Read more
Mary Joan Meagher Minnesota Branch The present tense is tricky When the one you love No longer is But has become a was. Existence is measured in moments. Moments ... Read more
“Pelicans Sitting in the Sun” by Judy Barnett, Golden Gate-Marin Branch, California McAbee Beach on Cannery Row in Monterey, California Judy Barnett expresses her creativity through jewelry design, fiber sculpture, ... Read more
Christina Laurie Cape Cod Branch, Massachusetts When the serpent beckoned Eve and she tasted the ripe softness of the pink fruit from the forbidden tree, she felt the energy ... Read more