We are living through an unusual time right now in our nation and throughout the world. With the threat of the Coronavirus and many people…
Remember the Audience
A phrase I often heard from high school and college writing teachers was: “Remember your audience.” When writing a story, an article, an essay, an…
PSA: The Half-birthday Problem
There is a problem in our world that affects millions of people every year and most of us don’t realize it. It’s a problem beyond…
Attending the Life, the Universe, and Everything Symposium
Last year, with the support of my husband, Brett, I decided to get more serious about the writing craft, which included attending writing conferences. In…
My Impressions of Andrew Davies’ Sanditon
While watching PBS with my son one Saturday morning a few weeks ago, I saw an advertisement for a new series on Masterpiece: Sanditon. I…
My Teenage Broken Heart
At a young age, I wanted to be in love. Don’t ask why—I don’t know the answer. I do know that I was taught by…
Book Review: Collateral Damage by Taylor Simonds
How would you react if superheroes were real, carrying out battles with villains in your city on a daily basis? For Meg Sawyer, it’s not…
Each Person’s Story
When I was eight, my Grandma gave me a family tree. She knew something I didn’t know at the time: I love genealogy. I would…
Longhand Writing
At first, I wrote everything by hand out of necessity. When I was thirteen, we didn’t have smartphones or tablets. We didn’t even have palm…