Carole J. Garrison

The Blog – What Makes Me Write?

Sharing those stories and views connect us, adding to our understanding of the people who inhabit this planet. Write on.

Is It My Karma or Theirs?

Now that I’ve done a little Googling and research, I can see where I fit into all this: dumb luck, a savior complex, and an Adrenalin addiction. Works for me.

To me, an ah hah moment is one that dramatically and viscerally stuns you into a new perspective—a challenge to your world view. While art gives me great pleasure, I do not expect an art exhibit to provide such an experience. However, the one I attended last week did. The exhibit, The Obama Portraits Tour,Continue reading “Art and the AH HAH Moment”

The Rise of the Despicables

Ah, not to worry! We will probably die from climate change before we are destroyed by weapons of mass destruction. If you are as old as me, you probably hope that it doesn’t happen before you leave this life due to natural causes.

My Definition of Love: Ode to My Dalma

This ode was given to me this Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2022. It is for me the definition of love.

Finding My Roots

“I could feel the tracks on my cheeks burned into my memory from the tears I had shed in Sokolka.”

Do I Have It? Paranoia in the Time of COVID

I had been feeling fine until I got the notice that I was exposed—after which I began to experience every symptom in the known universe.

The Fire

“Words did not matter. We were celebrating life, we were celebrating community, and trust abounded.”

Fever Signs

I take the temperature of people entering our health clinic. Anyone over 99.5 degrees is sent away. If we took the temperature of America, or even that of the world, we would be SENT AWAY.

The Hajj

I’m an infidel. I’m Jewish. I’m an American, and I’m a woman. Any one or all of these factors put me at risk when I visited Iran in the summer of 2004. To my Iranian friend’s more religious relatives, I was an unwelcome guest.