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Bread & With It
"Gram, what's for dinner?" I'd ask.
"Bread and with it," she'd say with a smile.
I never knew what I would get, but I knew it would be delicious.
Digger Trucks
There's something magical about trucks that takes my grandson, Ronan away in his imagination. Mail trucks, construction trucks, garbage...
Cathy Stenquist
Oct 11, 20252 min read
One Man's Trash ...
Behind my art table, tucked in a grocery bag, I found them— no longer needed, but still holding the memory of the object they protected. ...
Cathy Stenquist
Sep 26, 20252 min read
Perspective
Forty-four years ago, I looked into the eyes of my beloved, and said "I do" to everything; the known, the unknown, the laughter, the...
Cathy Stenquist
Sep 19, 20252 min read
Sticking My Neck Out
Throwing your hat in the ring takes courage and it often feels quite vulnerable to do so. But as they say, a turtle never gets anywhere...
Cathy Stenquist
Sep 12, 20252 min read
Art is Math
Deep into carving pieces of packing foam, to eventually become a bank of snow, I had a light-bulb moment. Art is Math. That's all it...
Cathy Stenquist
Sep 5, 20254 min read
I Did a Thing!
I don't know.... Maybe it was seeing both my son's gardens each time we visited, and going away with hands full of their bounty and a...
Cathy Stenquist
Jul 9, 20253 min read
You Can Lead a Horse to Water...
Shock, Denial, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. We went through them all and then some... sometimes more than once. First when my...
Cathy Stenquist
Jun 20, 20252 min read
Gone From My Sight
This week brought together grief and poetry in an unexpected way. The images in this poem, are ones I will hold onto for days. One day...
Cathy Stenquist
May 30, 20252 min read
Heal
I see it in faces I meet, hear it in conversations I have and feel it in the hands I hold. There is a hungering for God, for the mercy...
Cathy Stenquist
Apr 29, 20252 min read
Playing: What's My Line?
Progressive Poem 2025 Always looking for a new poetic opportunity, I stumbled upon the 2025 KidLit Progressive Poem. Created in 2012, by...
Cathy Stenquist
Apr 13, 20253 min read
A Little Peaceful Poetry
Today's poem takes us to the oceans' edge, as the morning symphony is about to begin.
Cathy Stenquist
Apr 11, 20251 min read
Thinking about Poetry
Last June, on a trip Highlights, I followed my heart, and dove more seriously into the world of poetry. Like an excited explorer, I tied...
Cathy Stenquist
Mar 29, 20252 min read
Watch Where You're Going!
March Literary Madness has commenced! It seems everyone is hosting contests, authors are busy with school visits, agents are opening for...
Cathy Stenquist
Mar 7, 20252 min read
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