As writers, sometimes our own light flickers, but it can be rekindled by a spark from another person. The WordSisters are grateful to you, our readers, for inspiring us and sharing your thoughts with us since 2012.
We wish you a full helping of love, laughter, and good food this Thanksgiving.
What a twelve-year-old learns to survive sometimes becomes the skill she uses decades later at a poker table. Lying didn’t come naturally to me. I was twelve when I realized, quite suddenly, that I wouldn’t survive my family’s chaos if I didn’t learn how. I stood in front of the assistant principal, heat climbing up…
A bowl of homemade soup could create a few minutes of comfort in this difficult winter of 2025-2026.
A few weeks ago, I visited Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona memorial. I wasn’t sure what to expect. My father was in the Navy during WWII at Normandy and later in the Pacific. I wanted to honor his service and the legacy of my parents’ generation who sacrificed and died to preserve our democracy. I…
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4 responses to “You’re the Spark”
Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for sharing your writing with the rest of us!
Same to you,
Thank you, Ellen – have a wonderful holiday!
Thank YOU!