Category Archives: Journalism/Writing

Snippets of Hiking

Posted on December 14, 2015 by sheilawill

I was on my Sunday afternoon hike, heading up the Douglas Spring trail in Tucson’s Rincon Mountains. You know, I start humming after being in nature for a few minutes. Two fleet-footed boys of 7 or 8 appear behind me. … Continue reading →

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Thirteen years in Tucson…a few thoughts

Posted on September 26, 2015 by sheilawill

I drove into Tucson at sunset on my daughter Brook’s 25th birthday, Sept. 25, 2002. “I did it,” I said to myself. “I don’t know what I’ll do next, but I did it.” I had driven cross-country from Southwest Harbor, … Continue reading →

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Poets & Writers magazine supports Our Place Clubhouse!

Posted on September 22, 2015 by sheilawill

Thursday Writing Group at Our Place Clubhouse returns! We’ll be starting up again in October. As facilitator of the 2012-13 Thursday Writing Group, I’ve never worked with a kinder group of people than the dozen writers who live with serious … Continue reading →

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Being in charge of myself…the way life should be!

Posted on August 20, 2015 by sheilawill

It’s been almost a month since I plunged back into an independent work life. Quitting my job after 10 years has been a relief — both emotionally and politically. For those of you who have sent kind words about missing … Continue reading →

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Sleeping…or not?

Posted on August 12, 2015 by sheilawill

Granted, I’m a bit nervous abut my finances since happily quitting my job a few weeks ago. Is this the cause of sleeping poorly, waking at 2 a.m. and again before the sun comes up? I used to sleep like … Continue reading →

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I worry about surveys

Posted on May 22, 2014 by sheilawill

I took my share of statistics as a political science major in college. As a teacher and journalist I’ve spent a lifetime asking questions, which can be difficult because no one is objective. Consider the recent Anti-Defamation League survey on … Continue reading →

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A Retirement Parfait

Posted on September 27, 2013 by sheilawill

At least I get to live in the sunshine. Even if I never retire living in Tucson is like being at a resort 24/7 (see the pool next door). No more teaching, which took up so much of my waking … Continue reading →

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Mysterious woman slinks through Topkapi palace

Posted on March 19, 2013 by sheilawill

Wish I were a fiction writer. A mysterious woman poses in every room in Istanbul’s magnificent Topkapi palace. Click, click. A photographer follows her. I watch. She doesn’t change her expression, which is devoid of emotion.  She’s a celebrity or … Continue reading →

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No more crapola

Posted on April 8, 2012 by sheilawill

Last year’s birthday present to myself was a MacBook Air. I had lusted after one since they first came out — the sleekness, the silverness, the speed. Dan only had to watch me with my new toy for a day … Continue reading →

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Going forward, remembering my anonymous benefactor

Posted on April 2, 2012 by sheilawill

It’s been a while. I’m starting a big writing project, no, continuing a project I’ve been working on my whole life. Here’s my request: if I tell snippets of a story will you let me know what questions you have, … Continue reading →

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