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The Peace Corps got its start on March 1st, 1961, established under an executive order by President John F. Kennedy. I was an early Peace Corps brat. My father, Jack Scott, left his job managing the presidential bomb shelter for Eisenhower to move his family to Venezuela as Assistant Director of the Peace Corps in … More Growing up Peace Corps
Review by Debra Scott, 2/19/2018 Between my spouse and myself, we have 4 distinct disabilities and 2 service dogs. This creates a rather interesting dilemma when we travel. Generally speaking, it takes at least 3 to 6 months to locate resources and lodging that will accommodate us. One would think that all venues would be … More Hyatt Sets Example For Accessibility
What is Unhindred? The original name for my website, unhindred is a portmanteau I created of Unhindered and Kindred. However, autocorrect keeps reverting it to unhindered, so it made it hard to find the site. Unhindered: free, unshackled, unburdened, without barriers, without fear. Kindred: family, life, the interaction of human kin, animal kin, feather, fur, … More Unhindred, not a typo
by Debra Louise Scott Seeds float downstream Fertile waste and spill joyful Silver sylphs slooshing playful I stand among them in naked awe Armadas of airborne organs Swell and gather force Stroke the forest like wild horses Excited, abandon reason A snowstorm of botanical semen Explodes everywhere Green Man, Mother, clutch at clovers Scream in … More Seeds Float Downstream
The Tricking of Freya By Christina Sunley St. Martin’s Press (2009) Book Review by Debra Louise Scott, October 2009 Excerpt: “It’s a lot of death. I know. Believe me. I know. But we’ll try not to focus on that. The point here is resurrection, wordly reanimation. Infuse the dead with words and they’ll spring to … More The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley
by Debra L Scott The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge is a beautiful spot for a leisurely stroll, or a day of bird watching! A short distance off of I-5, you would expect it to be noisy and crowded. However, this peaceful 10,819 acre refuge was neither on the still Christmas day of our visit. It … More Accessible Trails in the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
We Live in Water By Jess Walter Published: 2013 Harper Collins Review by Debra L Scott, 3/18/2013 Short Story collections can go good or bad. Jess Walter has put together a collection that is all good. Not that the stories are feel-good, or comfortable, or even have happy endings. They are well-written good. The subject … More We Live in Water By Jess Walter
My husband is legally blind and I have arthritis, but we love hiking so we look for things that are medium to low difficulty, and that will allow us to get back before the woods become too dark with shadows. We take our golden retriever everywhere, so the hikes need to be dog friendly as well.
On Memorial Day, we headed out for Codfish Creek Falls in the Auburn State Recreation Area of Placer County. This was a lovely little trail all in all. The directions in the guide (Best Hikes With Dogs by Thom Gabrukiewicz) mention a few things that need some clarification before talking about the hike itself. … More Wanderings of the Blind: Codfish Creek Trail, Weimar, CA.
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