Cynthia Harrison

Novelist

Tag: family

  • Send Love, Let Go

    Today is my youngest son’s birthday. He’s got a son of his own now:) As I constantly bemoan, they live two thousand miles away. It feels very far on special days. Every day, if I’m honest. Friends who have their children and grandchildren close wonder how I cope. Well, one day at a time. One…

  • Home: His & Hers

    Something that happened forty years ago almost cost me my thirty year marriage last year. I only realized this yesterday. The body holds emotions that the soul and mind don’t divide into time. That’s why when we hear a song that is particularly poignant, we’re right back there at the senior prom. This happens in…

  • Old Dog, New Trick

    Old Dog, New Trick

    This new thing I am exploring is not really a trick. And I’m not a dog. But I’m 60 years old, so I’ve been on the planet for awhile. Anyone under, say, 40, might think by 60 we have it all figured out. Especially someone like me who has been working on “figuring it all…

  • Reborn on the Bayou

    Reborn on the Bayou

    It feels like home on the Florida bayou where my dad lives these days. I consider never leaving and the temptation is strong. My family has a long history in the south. My great-grandmother, known in the family as “Mama Q” was born in Georgia and lived much of her life in Leesburg, close to…

  • Beautiful Boy

    My son Mike with his son Owen. Unplugging from the blog for ten days or so to fill the well and be with them. See you soon…