Short Stuff: Essays, Life’s Snippets, and Poetry

By Carolyn Whiteside Panko

Short Stuff is a compilation of both narrative and poetic forms. I have always loved writing, but it took some jolts from my life journey to lead to more introspection and more freedom to hone these writings into some publishable form. From earliest childhood memories to momentous national events to painful and joyous relationships set in both prose and poetry, this book tells a story common to humans. It is part of my story of uncertainty, failure, joy, loss, redemption, love, and hope. I am fortunate to be able to view some of these snippets from a perspective stripped of the vanity of youth. I hope people reading this work will be inspired to tell their own stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669815136

Carolyn Whiteside Panko

Carolyn Whiteside Panko is a native of Houston, Texas. She was a piano and organ major at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. She holds a B. A. in Political Science from Boise State University. Carolyn taught American Government at Boise High School and at Timberline High School, where she was a member of the inaugural faculty. She was organist at Whitney United Methodist Church for 39 years. As a founding member and accompanist for Whitney Women’s Chorale, she traveled and performed in 15 states, 2 Canadian Provinces, The United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland. She was active in politics, serving for twelve years as a National Committeewoman for a major political party. Her interests include playing bridge, moderate hiking, singing in the choir at Cathedral of the Rockies, stimulating conversations, grandchildren, and family history. She and Jerry are fortunate to share their combined families.

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