Rita Corbett

What happened to the imaginary line in the sand

It was a sunny day at the beach. The young girl ran along the water’s edge, dragging a stick behind her.

For all the people we don’t know …

I was very young when I first heard of Nelson Mandela, and my first impression of him wasn’t great.

Discovering the true meaning of airplane mode

It was awfully quiet — rarely a good sign around children.

Perhaps add an extra pinch of mercy

The family — a man, his wife, and their daughter lived in a little house perched high on a hill.

When a nightmare really isn’t a nightmare

There are so many platitudes about thankfulness that it may be tough to be grateful for the worn phrase ‘the attitude of gratitude’.

Scattering the final sweet remains of Halloween

Her name was Lucy. And her father picked out her costume for ‘trick-or-treating’ that Halloween.

Scattering the final sweet remains of Halloween

Her name was Lucy. And her father picked out her costume for ‘trick-or-treating’ that Halloween.

Hope offers a buoy in life’s ebb and flow

Columnist Rita Corbett compares life's ebb and flow to being shipwrecked.