by Abbe Rolnick | Jul 27, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
My mother gifted me a cultured pearl necklace, one that sat just below the indention of the “V” of my neckbone. Round pearls, symmetrical, shiny with the promise of worlds that opened to my future. I accepted them with reluctance, that I hope I didn’t reveal. Pearls...
by Abbe Rolnick | May 26, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
The saying starting from scratch, reminds me of the time I baked chocolate-chip cookies and for some reason (adding too many eggs, or baking powder) what appeared from the oven was one large cookie. I renamed the product a chocolate-chip cake and it was delicious....
by Abbe Rolnick | Apr 27, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
Some experiences aren’t meant to be repeated. They exist fleetingly, absorb the mind, and are felt throughout the body. To chase after the calm or thrill is futile. Even as I try to explain the essence, words fail me. While on a backroad hike in the...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 30, 2022 | Abbe's Ruminations
Welcome to my newsletter, Abbe’s Ruminations. I mull, contemplate, ponder – old and new experiences, finding what I call the joy and laughter of repetition or the abandonment to not knowing. Many times, in my life, I’ve lost my bearings and moved forward...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 31, 2020 | Abbe's Ruminations
When was the last time you viewed your hands, really looked to see the signs of your life? I’m struck by my pinkies. The smallest of my fingers—the last in line for a handshake. “Pinky swear, I won’t tell.” I can still feel the secrecy of...
by Abbe Rolnick | Mar 11, 2020 | Abbe's Ruminations, Events
Dear Friends, I’m writing again, this time not as a reminder, but of the cancellation of my event at Village Books on March 22nd and at Chevalier’s Books on April 6th. Given recent news indicating the spread of the COVID-19 virus (novel coronavirus) to our region,...
