Writing

Words are a canvas. My writing explores the quiet moments, the loud emotions, and the stories that live between the lines of everyday life.

Some pieces are spiritual and reflective, some are playful and personal — all of them are rooted in the desire to understand through observation. I hope you find something here that resonates with your own experiences.

Helene's Near Misses

Helene and I, June 2018 in DeLand outside of our church. I'm holding the magazine in which this article published. She was so proud of it. Helene Kereluk of DeLand is the queen of near misses. Or she simply may be the most fortunate German-born, Belgium-raised, DeLand-living 92-year-old you are about to get to know. She found food when there was none. She walked lightly when Nazis were listening. She left the farmhouse hours before the Germans destroyed it. She avoided joinin

Vickie Pleus