by Jody Lee Collins | Sep 8, 2017 | Life & Faith
I met a friend recently for lunch at a park near my home, desperate for her company and encouragement. Nerves were frayed, emotions out of whack, reserve tanks anything but reserved. I apologized in advance for my undone condition. As I attempted to articulate my very...
by Jody Lee Collins | Sep 11, 2015 | On Writing
The soft and subtle glow of the sun sits right side of my shoulder. Bumper by bumper, we move at a close and constant pace while I relish the music washing over me. Grateful to not be harried and hurrying homeward, I sing along with the music and turn up the volume...
by Jody Lee Collins | Sep 10, 2014 | Life & Faith
“That’s what we storytellers do Mrs. Travers. We restore order through imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.” Tom Hanks as Walt Disney in...
by Jody Lee Collins | Mar 16, 2012 | My Poems
A shell of protection, this choice I’ve made To hide away indefinitely until This fragile, silken wall peels Away revealing new life. The barrier is temporary and thin— Easily broken when the time is right. But now I must collect...
