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HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE MS. MUFFET SCORNED

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

This is a fable of blood and deceit— Not for the faint-hearted, or stomachs that are weak. The tale, its author, the unpopular Father Gander, Was written from his viewpoint with unflinching candor. This is the real story of an … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, POEMS, SHORT STORIES | Tagged adventure, author, Donna Weidner, fairy tales, giants, Little Bo Peep, Little Miss Muffet, nursery rhymes, ogres, poem, poetry, tale, Wee Willie Winkie | 6 Comments

MOTHER LOVE – an Earth Day tale

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Sweating and belching, the young mother rolls into the Emergency Room at precisely one minute before midnight. The attending physician’s eyebrows take on the appearance of his last patient’s electro-cardiogram a moment before her death. “What is it this … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, TEACHINGS FROM THE FAR NORTH, WRITING CHALLENGES | Tagged adventure, author, blog, climate change, community, Donna Weidner, Earth Day 2013, environmental issues, love, Midway-a message from the gyre-by Chris Jordan, Mother Earth, short story | 58 Comments

WALLS

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I once sat upon an ancient rock contemplating my life—my raison d’être—in this vast world of ours. When you find yourself—an itty-bitty pinprick, a teeny-tiny dot, hardly a smudge in the landscape—gazing upon the millions-of-years-old arctic ice cap, you can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, author, blog, CHASING ICE, Donna Weidner, glaciers, Greenland, icebergs, ilulissat, Kalaallit Eskimo, Kangerlussuaq, TRAVEL Theme, wall | Leave a comment

UP

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Where’s My Backpack is a travel-based blog that I have recently started following. Love it! And every week, Ailsa suggests a theme and invites her readers to share their own photo adventure. No sooner had I read this week’s suggestion when … Continue reading →

Posted in SINGLE SOCK SUNDAY, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes | Tagged adventure, author, blog, Donna Weidner, Martha Alderson, Old Mission at Santa Barbara, Single Sock Day, The Plot Whisperer, TRAVEL Theme, we are the same-we are different, Where's My Backpack, writer | 6 Comments

WHERE THE LOST SOCKS ARE

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

This adventure has been rated OSFA, One-size-fits-all, by the International Knee-Sport-and-Leisure-Sock Association of Planetearth. Otherwise known as IKSLAP. Have you seen this sock today? After half a century of sitting on their hands, many members of CADS, the Center for … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, HUMOR, SHORT STORIES, SINGLE SOCK SUNDAY | Tagged adventure, author, Black hole, blog, Donna Weidner, Lakota, lost socks, socks, we are the same-we are different, writer | 21 Comments

AN ADVENTURE WITH THE FRANTIC FOUR

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

I can’t remember a time when I ever liked grocery shopping. I only do it because it’s easier than hunting or gathering. If you looked into my fridge right now, all you would find is a half gallon of milk, … Continue reading →

Posted in ADVENTURES, FAMILY, HUMOR | Tagged adventure, author, blog, children, Donna Gwinnell Weidner, donnaweidner, frantic four, grocery shopping, writer | 19 Comments

Hello World! It’s me, Donna…

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

…And today, October 10, 2012, I am confidently stepping out of the closet and officially declaring myself a WRITER. And not to be confused with the other Donna Weidners of this world, of which there are oddly many, I’ll say … Continue reading →