MASK

Hello Friends, Several months ago this column introduced poetry written by Maddison Reichert, a home-schooled 17-year-old senior from Nolensville. She is dual enrolled at Family Christian Academy, where she earns college credit for courses taken through Liberty University. She plans to attend Lee University in the fall. Maddison’s interests are writing, photography and playing the [...]

THE POETRY OF YOUR LIFE

Dear Writer’s Nook Readers, As I begin another new year for the Writer’s Nook column I hope 2012 will bring more community residents that will submit their poems, essays and short stories. Students, I encourage you to email me your delightful pieces; you do not have to wait for the annual contest. And I am [...]

Respect

The Nolensville Dispatch is once again sponsoring a literary competition for local school students. Please encourage your child to enter the 2011 WINTER WRITING CONTEST. All the details are shown in the boxed REMINDER NOTICE within this issue, and information is also available from the school coordinators. The teachers are very supportive, and they are [...]

Trust

Hello Friends, This week’s feature is written by Maddison Reichert, a 17-year-old high school senior. She is home-schooled and is dual enrolled at Family Christian Academy and Liberty University. Maddison earns extra credit for the college courses she takes through Liberty University. She plans to attend Lee University next fall to study English and Literature. [...]

Vacation Recap and A Week’s Worth of Luke-isms

Hello Friends, I proudly welcome back humorist LORI WESCOTT, a Nolensville resident and frequent contributor to this column. Besides being published by The Nolensville Dispatch, she has her own humor column in the online newspaper, Murfreesboro News Press. Lori’s story, “Throw Mama from the Wheelchair,” was published by the New York Times Best Selling series, [...]

The Communication Situation

Communication is the transmitting of information for the exchange of facts, ideas and opinions. Communications has been one of the fastest growing industries in the last fifty years. We have developed greater access and abilities for gathering and conveying information than any of us could have imagined. But because of the rapid technological advances that [...]

Shifted

Hello Friends, This week Robert James Duncan shares with us another example of his masterful writing ability. This extraordinarily gifted young man is an achiever in every sense of the word. As you will see in this poem, he appreciates the aesthetics of nature and beauty and has the ability to passionately intertwine the two [...]

The Old Soul

by Joette Karty Lewis We have an old soul that lives with us. He has been here for many years. He has weathered the storms of life, and lived A lifetime of beauty and tears. He stands tall and proud in spite of his age. From a distance he is handsome still. Up close you [...]

Storms

Hello Friends, By now most of you have heard about the storm that occurred in our area last week. We frequently hear and read about severe weather, but we seldom receive a first-hand account of its impact on individuals and their homes. Ours was one of about a dozen homes affected by the tornado that [...]

Because She Moved On

by Joette Lewis A fluffy cloud hovers in the middle of a peaceful azure sky. Long a haven for warmth and intimacy, it now feels cold and empty. He lies upon it alone, having lost his seemingly idealistic life Because she moved on. When morning breaks, two angelic cherubs dance around him. Their joyful spirits [...]

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