Brenda’s Blog
When I was a kid we seldom went to church unless my grandmother came to visit. I never went to
Last week’s blog about the “invisible man” sitting in the Spanish chair in my living room got me thinking about
I feel like you know me well enough that I can tell you this. Last night I told the “invisible
One of my favorite women is someone I’ve never met in-person. Until we spoke on the phone, I’ve known Sandra
Good, bad or outrageous, my life has been about as normal as picking blueberries on Mars. After reading my blog
Isn’t it funny how things like smells and music can jog our memory and remind us of places we’ve been
Good friends are like portals to the past and the hands that help move us into the future. In the
My mother put a lot of time and energy into how she looked and how others perceived her. She never
Remember The First Wives Club with Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn and Bette Midler about three divorcees who seek revenge on
Instead of children I’ve always had dogs, sometimes three at a time. They’re my family. Annie and Lulu were eight
If you’re on Instagram you may have seen women over 50, 60 and 70, putting their best selves in front
We’ve all gotten songs stuck in our heads that play over and over until we want to go screaming into
This week I caught up with a friend I hadn’t seen in ages. Our oddball conversation ran the gamut from
Amy Gutierrez was 18-years-old when she started writing for my first website, BreastCancerSisterhood.com. I always knew I wanted a young
Remember Rene Russo’s Italian Riviera colored smoothie in the Thomas Crown Affair? The enticing blue-green concoction that made many of
Sometimes I’ll rewatch a film I’ve matured into like Alan J. Pakula’s 1971, dark thriller, Klute. It’s not that it
Poetry has never been my strong suit, but today I found a poem I wrote decades ago. I was old
This week, Good Morning America (GMA) reported that the Surgeon General declared “vaping” to be an epidemic among teenagers, and