Welcome to the memorial blog celebrating the talent and inspiration of Sharon Gilbert.

I learned of her death during a writer's happy hour from Susan Carrier. Needless to say, I cried most of the happy hour and the belt of deep red wine did nothing to dissolve the shock. Susan appears in the IWOSC Holiday party photograph in this blog on February 14, 2006. Susan also wrote a lovely tribute to Sharon on February 5.

Susan Carrier has now started her own blog describing her fight against cancer, http://cancerbanter.blogspot.com/.

The writing of blog appears to helping Susan focus on positive results.

Blogs come in handy for all sorts of things. Now Susan doesn't have to e-mail everyone her progress, she just blogs it.

We will all miss Sharon and her inspiring love of art and writing. Somehow, even her memorial blog has inspired another writer to blog away cancer.

Now comes the news that her father was a gifted writer and playwright. Maybe he taught her how to give those fabulous notes that she gave us.