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Hi.

Welcome to This Awful/Awesome Life! My name is Frances Joyce. I am the publisher and editor of this magazine. We'll be exploring different topics each month to inform, entertain and inspire you. Meet new authors, sharpen your brain and pick up a few tips on life, love, entertaining and business. Enjoy and please share!

Unfinished Christmas: A Poem by Lilly Kauffman

The card with a name and a stamp on the envelope…but no complete address

The gift bought, but not wrapped nor given before the season passes.

The note sent to ask how they are; only to make the rounds and land back with me…a decorated unanswered question.

The call that was not returned; the voicemail left wishing us a Happy Holiday…

‘Happy New Year’… before it gets too old.

The proverbial “Come see us” …while we are still alive. 

Lilly Kauffman is a non-fiction writer who was privileged to work as both librarian and a teacher. Her essays, whether serious or humorous, capture the experiences that allow us to laugh and grieve. Family and faith inform her writings. She is currently working on several book projects: A Mother Grieves in Ink, Ampersand, and Lil Letters.

 

Finding Your Reason for the Season by Fran Joyce

Jane Austen Reads Maria Edgeworth by Orlando Bartro