by Nancy Herkness | Jun 13, 2009 | Books, Uncategorized
…you find your book being quoted in someone else’s book. I was delighted to discover that Michael Aaron Rockland devotes a page and a half to my first novel A Bridge to Love in his book about the George Washington Bridge. Mr. Rockland’s book The...
by Nancy Herkness | Jun 6, 2009 | college, Daughter, Uncategorized
My Darling Daughter brought home a literary magazine from Kenyon College called Hika, An Undergraduate Journal of Arts and Letters. Following is my favorite poem from the journal. The poet speaks of a truly universal truth. Procrastination Takes on Newton’s...
by Nancy Herkness | Jun 1, 2009 | college, Uncategorized
I just returned from my mrmph-th (that’s the sound of me muffling the number of years since my graduation) college reunion. It struck me that no one would truly believe what a major, insane production my college makes of reunions if I didn’t show you some...
by Nancy Herkness | May 25, 2009 | Daughter, Marching band, Uncategorized
I’m a recovering band parent. My daughter graduated from high school and the marching band last year. However, at the Memorial Day Parade in our small town today, my heart still thrilled to the sound of John Phillip Sousa, played as the band marched crisply...
by Nancy Herkness | May 11, 2009 | Family, movies, Star Trek, Uncategorized
My Mother’s Day gift was a family outing to see the new Star Trek movie. Since I was a trekkie in my younger years, I went with a certain amount of fear and trembling. Telling the story of how my favorite starship crew first met and bonded seemed rife with...