The RIFFED Librarian

Bruce and Edith Gaines I recently took a community writing workshop through Butler University and Hamilton County East Public Library. It wa...

The Family Dog Laddie was a rebel. My father always used to say that he’d spent more time and money bailing the family dog out of trouble th...

Hello again laughter (November 9. 1980) Sometimes We spend so much time crying We don’t recognize laughter. You made me laugh Long before ...

S unday is Mother's Day. I thought I was ready to face it without you. I was wrong.   You were always there When I needed to talk. Did y...

  Jane Wayne Growing up I had a favorite spinster aunt who we jokingly called Jane Wayne. I always felt Jane and I were kindred spirits beca...

  “He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” Cathy from Wuthering Heights My mom once told me...

My latest letter to my State Representative follows: Dear Rep. Goodrich, Last Fall I met your mother campaigning for you in front of...