Creating a Great First Paragraph
I wrote this article for the 10 Minute Novelist website and wanted to extend an invitation to my writing friends to consider attending...
Abandoned Children and Abuse: A Personal Story
Let's say he signs an executive order today to reverse his practice of separating families. Do you go back to feeling okay with who we...
The Primary and the Sprite
May 22, 2018 In my sleepy, little, Kentucky river town, I walk for exercise. Today, an older woman urgently swept tree debris on the...
You Can't be Both
Original post: February 15,2018 It was December 2002 when my son posted on MySpace that he could understand why Dylan Klebold might have...
In the Shadows
Original post: October 31, 2017 “I always thought she was a witch,” my best friend would say. People knew the place, but the woman. The...
My Brother's Eulogy
Original post: October 5, 2017 When my brother's health began to deteriorate several years ago, I wrote a letter to his estranged...
Pulling the Shades
Originally published by Urban Chic in August, 2017 The first night we spent in our temporary house, the alarm went off at 12:20 a.m. I...
My very own Whoopsie Doodle Shitski Mix
July 1, 2017 At the beginning of a holiday weekend, the only thing people want to do is get out of town. It becomes a challenge when the...