AUTHOR NOTES

“EYE OF THE NEEDLE” carries a title the author considered for her novel set in the future. Sadly, she only completed a first draft of this story. The reader might like to check out the author’s poem,“Safari Into the Far Soul Country,” which appeared on this website in May of 2024.

REFRACTIONS—an essay by Kathleen Roxby

“THE UNIVERSE,” is included this week for March 15 World Contact Day (extraterrestial). While the author was not a church goer, it is obvious that he maintained a belief in a God. He did attend church in his youth though not often due to the fact that his family moved frequently because of his father’s support of a miner’s union formation and where they did live often had no church. This poem originally appeared in his collection Reflections on a Lifetime.

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS—the poetry of Kathleen Roxby

“HOW MANY ARE WE?” is included this week for March 15 World Contact Day (extraterrestial). As a child the author was introduced to the concept of space travel and its potentials because her mother was fascinated by these ideas. They often conversed on the subject and the potentials right up till her mother’s death.

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