Author Archives: Maggie C

About Maggie C

Stained glass artist, writer, respecter of life.

backward glance

Posted on November 17, 2018

pause in quietude answer held in gentle mind the question will come Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Flowing Water

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Wordless Wednesday 11.07.18

Posted on November 7, 2018
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Insider

Posted on November 5, 2018

Your conspiratorial wink seeks my complicit nod. A pact, an inside joke among us privileged. What’s the punch line today? Racism? Xenophobia? Homophobia? Today the tacit agreement ends. I will look you in the eye – unflinchingly – and say, … Continue reading →

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Your Vote Matters! Know Your Rights!

Posted on November 1, 2018

As we near the midterm elections in the US, it is becoming clearer and clearer that voter suppression is alive and well in 2018. When voting at the polls, make sure you know your rights. Here are some important takeaways from … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday (Halloween edition)

Posted on October 31, 2018
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A Sketchy Story

Posted on October 30, 2018

Once upon a stormy night, it was a dark and dreary time. Did you hear the one about… You’re not going to believe this rhyme. It all begins on Halloween, this scary tale I’ve yet to weave. I do not … Continue reading →

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Old but New

Posted on October 29, 2018

I don’t know when the original hardwood flooring was covered with carpet. Times change. Tastes change. A beautiful, gleaming oak floor in the mid-fifties came – over time – to be seen as an outdated, cold, hard to maintain surface. … Continue reading →

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