By Ellyn Mantell As a member of a writer’s group, I am asked from time to time to suggest a topic or a word that becomes the prompt for ...
Tag: slice of life
SLICE OF LIFE: Preparing to Create New Memories Brings Back so Many From the Past
 By Ellyn Mantell They were all around us as we traversed the rooms and closets of our home in preparation for our move, timely based due to ...
SLICE OF LIFE: Let’s Hear It For The Ladies … Let’s Give The Ladies A Hand!
Ellyn Mantell My mother was a riveter during World War II, soldering and making safe the planes that flew men like my father across the Pacific. She wore overalls, ...
SLICE OF LIFE: The Need For Support Groups Is Greater Than Ever!
There are support groups for many issues, but until I, myself, was in need, I never gave much thought to what they can provide. We have watched television and ...
SLICE OF LIFE: COVID-19, National Lipstick Day, And Missing Smiles! by Ellyn Mantell
As I write this article, amidst the pandemic, I am feeling a little cranky, sad, frustrated and anxious, and if I let my mind wander, worried and actually, scared. ...
SLICE OF LIFE: Loneliness Is A Heart Breaker
BY Ellyn Mantell Perhaps the emotion that can create the most sadness is the feeling of being lonely. Different than being alone, being lonely feels as if there ...
A Loving Legacy by Ellyn Mantell
Never have I been part of a larger, more extensive legacy of LOVE! My dear friend and Chosen Sister, Wendy Piller, is gone, and in her place, there is ...
Running Into The Wind
By: Ellyn Mantell I am lonely today. It is a Saturday, but it could just as easily be a Monday or Wednesday. It is not because I don't have ...
Slice of Life: Being a Humanitarian
Looking ahead to college meant deciding what I wanted to do with my life...that looming question, "what do you want to be when you grow up?" I was quite ...
Student of the Month
It may sound as if I am sharing this accolade to boast…but please understand that I have no need to do that. I know who Jake is and how ...