- Jul 8, 2018
- 1 min
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...
- Jun 20, 2018
- 2 min
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...
- Jun 7, 2018
- 2 min
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...
- Jun 7, 2018
- 2 min
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...
- Jun 7, 2018
- 3 min
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...
- Jun 7, 2018
- 4 min
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...
- Jun 7, 2018
- 5 min
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...
- Jun 6, 2018
- 3 min
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...