by Bernadette Nason | Nov 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
As you probably know, Thanksgiving is not celebrated in England. O. Henry loves to tell people – it is a “purely American” holiday. The English do, however, celebrate Harvest Festival. Of course, we’ve given thanks for successful harvests since pagan times – the...
by Bernadette Nason | Nov 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
R.I.P. MISS DUBUISSON a.k.a. DOOBEY, DOOBS, THE DOOBSTER As Austin’s weather changes from autumn to winter; as freezing rain drips from the gutters and “that old north wind” blows the yellow leaves from our Texas ash, we mourn the tragic loss of...
by Bernadette Nason | Sep 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
Everything I am and everything I do, I am able to be and do because of my mother. I thank her every single day, but today, the 30th of September, I wish she were still on this earthly plane so that I could hug and thank her at the same time. Happy 88th Birthday,...
by Bernadette Nason | Sep 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
You may have heard that I finished my first draft of TEA IN TRIPOLI last weekend — 65,000 words of potential, just waiting for my twitchy fingers to create a fabulous second draft. Oh, but all those words wore out these fingers, and they are attached to...
by Bernadette Nason | Aug 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’d only vaguely heard of the National Storytelling Network in 2005 when my new friend Donna Ingham told me that there was to be a storytelling conference in Oklahoma City, OK. In a gesture of true mentor-ship, she offered to share her hotel room with this...
by Bernadette Nason | Jul 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
When I was at the store buying groceries which included a bottle of wine, the cashier asked to check my driving license. I don’t flatter myself that I’m being carded because I look under-age but it always makes me smile. The cashier, who couldn’t...
