Rude Awakenings
~ Catherine Seveneau
Catherine Sevenau is a writer and storyteller who is out to capture your skittery mind. She's penned three books, compiled numerous collections of family genealogy, and has been a regular columnist in the SUN since 2016. She can be reached at [email protected] .
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Posted on May 11, 2024
ON THIS MOTHER’S DAY
To the women (and men) who’ve mothered me over the years.
To those I’ve mothered, and to those... Continue
Posted on May 3, 2024
Someone asked me about humor, and how do you learn to be funny. I said I don’t think you can learn to be funny. Either you are, or... Continue
Posted on April 25, 2024
Why bother? I mean, really. They’re dead. Who cares about the past, and what difference does it make? However, there are occasions... Continue
Posted on April 14, 2024
“We’ve been brought here for a very short time, against our will, and we don’t know why.” I love that line.
What is the point... Continue
Posted on April 6, 2024
I’m hard-wired for formal prayer. I find myself reciting the Our Father when an earthquake hits, and oftentimes at night as I go... Continue
Posted on March 30, 2024
Why write? It’s complicated. I never had any intention of becoming a writer, to externalize my life and expose it on paper. But as... Continue
Posted on March 23, 2024
In 1943, my father exchanged his iceman’s uniform for a suit and tie. Union Ice Company was having financial difficulties, and Dad... Continue
Posted on February 14, 2024
Chapter 69: November 1950 • Sonora
Larry’s diary (age 16)
Nov 1 New springs for horn. Got up at 3:30. Cop stopped me in Escalon,... Continue
Posted on February 2, 2024
Chapter 68: 1950 • Sonora ~ Larry’s diary (age 16)
Oct 1 Saw Father of the Bride with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor.
Oct... Continue
Posted on December 31, 2023
Chapter 67: 1950 • Sonora ~ Larry’s diary (age 16)
My brother wrote daily about the usual. A few highlights:
Sep 3 Cleaned... Continue
Catherine Sevenau is a writer and storyteller who is out to capture your skittery mind. She's penned three books, compiled numerous collections of family genealogy, and has been a regular columnist in the SUN since 2016. She can be reached at [email protected].
‘Mom at hospital for operation’
