writing Archives - Virginia A. Simpson

18 Apr, 2021

The Day I Died

Virginia Admin2021-04-18T19:15:53-07:00Apr 18th, 2021|Categories: Life Lessons|Tags: anger, Ann Randolph, death, fatherless daughter, fatherloss, gifts from loss, grief, life lessons, Love, pain, shamanic journeys, writing|

I didn't know I would die that morning. Why would I? I'd only been 48 years old for eight days, still relatively young in 1961. Just a few [...]

23 Mar, 2021

Love Letter to My Heart

Virginia Admin2021-03-23T10:41:54-07:00Mar 23rd, 2021|Categories: Life Lessons, Uncategorized|Tags: Apple watch, Brooke Warner, childhood loss, cholesterol, CRAFT, Craft Memoir Boot Camp For Writers, death, eye, gratitude, Heart, lungs, sight, strokes, things we inherit from our parents, writing, writing prompt|

My heart, dear heart, sweet, gentle heart. I wish you were healthy and I’m grateful that despite your challenges, you’re still here. My heart, broken so many times yet not [...]