I am like the long, low table sitting before me.
Created from a friend’s never-found-a-purpose glass
and my yard sale table frame without a top.
Reflecting every very little mark of a long, zig-zagging history.
Every touch,
every scratch.
Sometimes heavy with clutter.
Now and again, shiny and clear.
When at its best, a reflection of all surrounding beauty.
All people loved.
Fit to carry heavy loads atop strong legs
and a thick top.
Sturdy, but not unbreakable.
Begrimed and imperfect.
Ever transparent.
Sharp at the corners, but well-padded.
Gathering about the few and the many.
Offering a place to rest weary feet.
To eat.
Where cats and dogs lying right beneath, see all.
And can be seen
below the reflection of the sun’s light
and the home’s inner glow.
Made one from two separate goals.
By giving.
By chance.
Unconnected lives, finally connecting.
Creating the perfect fit of form and function.
With daily smudges expected.
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Author: Anne Celano Frohna
I have been writing for as long as I could hold a pencil in hand and would not feel complete without it.
And I actually made a meager living at it (and as an editor) for 25 years.
I worked for newspapers and magazines, in graphic arts and advertising, and wrote several local history books.
But I have also taught English in Japan, been a Nanny in Italy, worked in and for museums, was an Airbnb Superhost for four years, as well as an Etsy shop owner where I sold vintage items I found over the years of thrift and yard sales.
After moving to Arizona with my family in 2010, I completed a series of different writing projects, including two books of creative non-fiction:
Just West of the Midwest: a comedy
(Based on journals I kept during my two years as an English teacher in rural Japan.)
Within Close Range: short stories of an American Childhood
(Short stories and poems about growing up as the middle of five children in suburban Chicago.)
I've also written children's stories and continue to write short fiction, but have recently found my voice in poetry.
This blog, however, is where my greatest passion comes alive.
I am also a mother of two wonderful girls, Eva (23) and Sophia (21) and wife to one wonderful husband, Kurt.
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