Virginia Franklin Campbell, NLAPW President 2016-2018   To stately “old growth,” Douglas Fir, In a veritable amphitheater, I returned. Scout patrol campsites, in clock positions, eight, eleven, one and three, ... Read more

Rachael Ikins Central NY Branch Only you showed up 3 days in a row last September a year ago. The heat, the 3 flights of stairs, weight, furniture we lifted ... Read more

Linda K. Bridges, Pikes Peak, Colorado Branch   Unsuspecting, a quarrel hits without warning! Angry words fly—well-aimed missiles—hitting their mark. The shards and debris of broken relationships land here and ... Read more

M. J. Putnik, Boca Raton, Florida Branch   I just kissed my husband goodbye. I watch him walk toward his marked police car and get inside. I stand at the window ... Read more

Susan Bassler Pickford, Member-at-Large in Lyman, Maine   Navigating the dangerous passage of old age Between rocks and eddies One side covered with indifferent, defeatist attitudes Devil- may- care, rock hard, ... Read more

See photos and news about all the celebration! 2016 National Pen Women Biennial Convention

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Brenda Layman, Central Ohio Branch   Bright morning balcony sun Me, arranging flowers in the old green vase That was my mother’s Kept in a cabinet over the refrigerator Where ... Read more

Cleo Griffith, Modesto, CA Branch   The pest control man came today, the first encounter, and I wanted to hug him, cry on his shoulder, pat his back, say I ... Read more

Mary Joan Meagher, Minnesota Branch   Once there was a light – But it was hidden. Sometimes a gleam showed, But hardly anyone knew it was there.   The light ... Read more

Anne Marie Vale, Ph. D., Sarasota Branch   My mom, Rita, was born in 1920. Money was scarce and troubles were plenty. But her faith was strong and her spirit ... Read more