Author Archives: Carol Bryant

About Carol Bryant

Hi. My name is Carol Bryant. I'm a transplanted New Yorker, living in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains. While it was skiing that initially drew me to Colorado, it's been the laid-back, outdoor lifestyle which has kept me here for nearly 30 years. I'm a writer, nurse, travel agent and mediocre tennis player. I began my writing career 20 years ago, writing essays and magazine articles. Recently, I completed my first manuscript and am currently seeking representation for this work. It's a memoir of my nursing career which spans two continents, forty years and some of the most intriguing characters who have ever entered a hospital. I’ve been told that if I ever hope to have my memoir published, I need to establish a platform – a following of readers who enjoy my writing. So, I am shamelessly asking for you to become part of that platform. I plan to blog on various topics that I find entertaining. If you are entertained, moved to cry or laugh out loud, then I have accomplished what I have set out to do. I feel as if I am taking that first, timid step out onto the frozen lake, hoping that the ice will hold me. It’s scary as hell but I’ll give it a go. After some of the things I have faced down in my 40 years of nursing, how bad can blogging be? It beats shaving scrotums.

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

  They say that every generation has its moment in history.  They say this COVID-19 pandemic is our WWII. They say we will sacrifice much, like our parents and grandparents before us, and, like them, we will come through this stronger.  … Continue reading

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LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

     They say that every generation has its moment in history.  They say this COVID-19 pandemic is our WWII. They say we will sacrifice much, like our parents and grandparents before us, and, like them, we will come through … Continue reading

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Forget the gift cards

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Forget the gift cards

As my father planned his birthday party, family and friends began to wonder. What do you give a man for his 90th birthday? He already had six of everything stashed away in closets and drawers. He had tools in his … Continue reading

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SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

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SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

One week into our Down Under adventure and I’m feeling a growing connection to the young woman I was before kids and mortgage and life in the burbs morphed me into a responsible adult.  Odd that I never noticed the … Continue reading

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SECOND VERSE NOT QUITE THE SAME AS THE FIRST

Thirty five years ago I was single, touring the world with a tall, dark and handsome Aussie.  Zimbabwe…Switzerland…Vanuatu…Egypt… The world beckoned and we made the most of his Qantas flight benefits. We’d close up our flat in Sydney, put the … Continue reading

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BLUE BIRDS OVER THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER

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KAVANAUGH KAHLUA KOFFEE

Trump tells us “It’s a very scary time for young men in America.” I can certainly relate to their fear. What woman hasn’t lived her life painfully aware of the dangers threatening women in our misogynist world? In an effort to help this newly marginalized group feel safe while … Continue reading

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AND THE PAINTED PONIES GO UP AND DOWN

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My daughter, Cassie, turns 30 today. As much as that is certainly a milestone worthy of celebrating, I will also be celebrating my own milestone today. March 1, 1985 was the day that I first stepped…

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