Author Archives: Joanellserraauthor

About Joanellserraauthor

My debut novel just released from Wido Publishing and on Amazon. Come see me at http://joanellserraauthor.com/

Dear Santa…

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

  Buy me no baubles and I’ll save you the trinkets. Here are the gifts we really need this holiday season. This gifts we give all year. This gifts for which we forget to send thank you notes. The gifts … Continue reading →

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Warm Tidings On a Cold Winter’s Night.

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

On any given moment as I traverse our beautiful Sonoma square a dozen emotions can rise – amazement that the square is unscathed, sadness for the many children who lost their homes but still decorate the square with their art, … Continue reading →

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Ancient Dreams

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

  November 9, 2017   I rise early on winter mornings, puzzling over my chaotic dreams, trying to make out the path through the forest of my mind. It’s there, if I give it my attention. Last night’s version: A … Continue reading →

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Lifting up the part of our community hit the hardest.

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

Again – catching up on missing posts (from now on they will publish on both blogs simultaneously!) This one was November 2. Still very relevant – please consider donating!     In the aftermath of the fire, folks ask us, … Continue reading →

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Sonoma Rising

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

Note- This was a post from October 22. It appeared on one blog and not the other (a few of them). I am catching up the missing posts here, so sorry if you get hit with several posts at once! … Continue reading →

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This heart -breaking world journey.

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

    The events of late, from hurricanes to the horrible event in Las Vegas, leave us breathless, so aware of our fragility, and lack of control. Yesterday I listened to the interview of a man in Puerto Rico, describing … Continue reading →

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Obituary Solace

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

    For personal reasons, this week I sought solace in the words of others who have faced loss by addiction. I found a series of obituaries, publicly denouncing the epidemic we face.  Elegies, written by the grieving, furious and … Continue reading →

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A Glad Heart.

Posted on May 27, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

    It is hard to know, with each piece of fiction we create, if it matters.  This novel I have finished does not challenge your knowledge of World War 2, or create a world where women act as hand … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the eve of May.

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

Spring comes late this year. Slipping in between the sheets just when I’d lost all consciousness, had shifted from a long winter malaise to a true coma. I can barely rouse myself to open my eyes as the room grows … Continue reading →

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Falling into quicksand.

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Joanellserraauthor

  My dogs ran away one hazy afternoon, when I’d headed out for a consoling long walk through the marshes. I bent down to tie my shoe, and cell phone fell to the ground. I reached for it, placing the … Continue reading →

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