To Live My Life Awake
A month, a morning, a moment—how long does time take to divide? How long does it take before to become memory and after reality?
Recent Books by Ellen Herbert
THE LAST GOVERMENT GIRL
Winner of the Maryland Writer's Association 2014 Novel Award
Published by Apprentice House
On Sale at Amazon
FALLING WOMEN & OTHER STORIES
Published by Shelfstealers
On Sale at Amazon | more
Then and Now
Once again, our wanderlust has taken us across the Atlantic, or the pond as I like to call it. For Dan and me, this was our ninth trip abroad together. This time we went to a city I had visited…Continue Reading →
When You Love a Wild One
I met beautiful Neville, a feral cat, late last summer. Of course, when I met him, he had no name and I promised myself I would not name him. Eventually I told myself he needed a name so I could…Continue Reading →
May We NOT Go Back There
Not until 1974 could women in the U.S. open bank accounts without their husband’s signature. If a woman had no money of her own, she was dependent on the men in her life for everything. In Margaret Atwood’s horrifying dystopian…Continue Reading →
Ode to Washcloths
During the summer of 2001, thanks to a fiction grant I won from the state of Virginia—bless you taxpayers—I crossed the pond to Europe for the first time. That first summer I went alone to London, where I contracted a…Continue Reading →
When Love Comes Late
On the third day of 2018, Dan came into my life. Since the last week in December, we had exchanged emails through Match.com, a dubious, often crazy way to meet those of the opposite sex. We made plans to meet…Continue Reading →
The Truth Behind Our Happy Travel Photos
Since we met in 2018, Dan and I have traveled to Europe together six times. Our first to Italy was the most disastrous I have ever taken. Those smiling poses on Facebook don’t tell the whole story. Our Italian trip…Continue Reading →
Remember the Refrigerator Trucks
On election day 2022, I was driving past Timber Lane Elementary, which doubles as a polling place. In front of the school along with the candidates’ political signs was a sign objecting to government mandates imposed during the pandemic. DOWN…Continue Reading →