Author Archives: Sandra

About Sandra

Author;editor of The Woven Tale Press at thewoventalepress.net; mother; weaver

My mother Elizabeth Sloan Tyler September 9, 1918 – to April 16, 2015

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Sandra

My best friend; my life-long mentor and biggest advocate: “I love this earth. I don’t want to leave it.” And she fought very hard not to leave it, to the very end, early yesterday morning. Her reverence for this earth … Continue reading →

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Deathwatch and Deflected Moments

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Sandra

As my mother continues to deteriorate, I can wish she’d been taken by the aspiration pneumonia. When her blood pressure plummeted to 58/40, her pulse 30 – occasionally flatlining – and I was told she had anywhere from a few … Continue reading →

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Don’t Be Like Me

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Sandra

“Don’t be like me.” This is something my mother has been saying to me all of my adult life. And she said it just the other day as I sat by her hospital bed, one hand, as always, clasping that … Continue reading →

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What Color Are My Mother’s Blue Eyes?

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Sandra

My mother’s eyes. Blue. And I am anxious, as a writer, to describe that blue exactly: The complex sheen of a blue jay feather? The polychromatic blue of a dying match? The sharp blue of a crisp autumn sky? The … Continue reading →

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My Mother’s Hands

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Sandra

My mother is never settled. She is always traveling. And she is tired of it. “I’m tired, tired, tired! I want to go home!” she can cry. “I’ve been here and there, moving too much and I need to go … Continue reading →