Category Archives: star

Void Your Visa

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

School supplies, fall fashions, latest cars (or last year’s models), all marked down, so they say, for quick sale. I’ve reached the point where I don’t see the ads, my eyes just slide on by, though this might get my … Continue reading →

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Among Heavenly Bodies

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

Stars hang clear and bright in these August skies, wonderful for astronomers, ordinary stargazers, and those who long to fly out there into space … dreamers all … AMONG HEAVENLY BODIES two asteroids trailed by a nova                             drag me without … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

I have started preparations for Christmas, but there’s a whole lot more to be done. I’ve made lists of gifts to be mailed or given, some of the baking is in the freezer, but … GETTING READY I write the … Continue reading →

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Stars are Forever

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

On a clear night, beyond city limits, stars shine as beacons of hope. They take us to the furthest dream; we catch them in our eyes, linger to sing with them … A STARS ARE FOREVER          ‘forever’ is the … Continue reading →

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Starlight

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Joanna M. Weston

Not everyone can buy gifts or look forward to a family gathering. Some people will be cold and hungry through the dark time of the year. But sharing a smile, a touch, a coffee, a greeting, small gestures can warm … Continue reading →

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Tradition

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Joanna M. Weston

News Flash!  My father’s poetry, originally published in 1945, has just been re-issued by Flagon Press, U.K., under the title ‘Flowers in the Minefield’, James Crowden the editor and researcher. Check out my book page for ‘A Summer Father’ for … Continue reading →

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Of Stars and Stockings

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Joanna M. Weston

The time of year to go flying to anywhere and nowhere. The time of year to dream of far away places, somewhere warm and leisurely with no snow to shovel (if you live in the Northern Hemisphere). You can’t get … Continue reading →

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The Cameleer’s Story

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Joanna M. Weston

Some stories have no satisfactory ending, no ‘happy ever after’, no ‘bad-guy-gets-his-punishment’, no magic wand. We hear about the moment, the event, and then it fades into daily living. I think we’d like every story to have all the ends … Continue reading →

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