sandra simmsRoad Trip — Going “Down South”So, in 2022, my two brothers and I took our second road trip since early childhood, “old people on the road” as my nephew called it. Our…Apr 24, 2023Apr 24, 2023
sandra simms“…just eat it”She never really followed a recipe exactly as it was printed — always altering it with something substituted because she didn’t have that…Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023
sandra simmsSo, What Am I Willing To Do To Write?I’ve been stuck in the mode of “wanting to write”, needing to write, and I’ve just not done it! I start each day, each week, saying “this…Mar 19, 2023Mar 19, 2023
sandra simmsGrieving in Happy FacePeople do it every day, I suppose. Because life, indeed, does go on. It goes on while you are grieving. The mortgage has to be paid as does…Nov 10, 2021Nov 10, 2021
sandra simmsValentine’s Day 2021 — “Alone”This was my first Valentine’s Day since Hank passed away last year. I tried not to give it much thought, because I did not want to lapse…Feb 16, 2021Feb 16, 2021
sandra simmsI am on the Honolulu African American Film Festival and I am thrilled that we will be screening…Feb 15, 2021Feb 15, 2021
sandra simmsMy husband of 46 years just died.But, that’s not the point of this article. I am trying to figure out how to be a widow. What does that entail? How am I supposed to feel —…Jun 15, 20201Jun 15, 20201
sandra simmsThe Judge and the InmateJudges, especially in the criminal courts, see folks and experiences that would be incomprehensible to the average everyday person. In the…Oct 15, 2019Oct 15, 2019
sandra simmsI Never Got to Eat at Steak and ShakeMy dad never talked much about his experiences growing up in Bloomington, Illinois, the central, nearly southern Illinois town where he…Aug 8, 20191Aug 8, 20191