Solitude
In this digital age of the Internet, social media and advanced cell phone technology, it’s no wonder that any of us are ever really alone anymore. Even when we find ourselves at home or in the car...
View ArticleDirt Under My Nails
Spanish Lavender Over the weekend, me and the fam made the ceremonial trek to a local nursery and loaded up on flowers and plants to mark the awakening of spring. It’s an annual ritual that my husband...
View ArticleAnother Stellar Review For LITTLE 15
When you finally open yourself up to all that the Universe has to offer – and start believing that you are worthy of all things good – a strange and exciting sort of synchronicity begins to unfold....
View ArticleI Wanna Play For the WNBA (and Other Buried Dreams)
MVP and All-Star trophies resurrected from the attic. Yeah, that’s right. If I wasn’t living my dream as an author (and also not 3o-something years old with a husband, a mortgage and two kids), I’d...
View ArticlePutting Myself to Bed
Since delving deeper into THE ARTIST’S WAY by Julia Cameron, I’m realizing that as artists – and as individuals – we must learn to deal delicately with ourselves, as if we are the children we once...
View ArticleLucid Dream: A Poem
As a writer and artist, you must always push yourself to evolve your craft. Whether it’s exploring different points of view, writing a screenplay, trying your hand as a playwright, or tackling a...
View Article8 Signs You’ve Stumbled on a Passion
Today marks my 50th post since I fired up my blog earlier this year. *high fives screen* To thank you guys for sticking by me for these past few months, I’m giving you, my loyal readers, a real treat –...
View ArticleReclaiming the Lost Art of Letter Writing
These days, anyone can speed-type a text and push send. But not just anyone sits down and handwrites a letter anymore. In our instantaneously digital, fast-paced world, I’m feeling more disconnected...
View ArticleThe Career Author: 11 Strategies for Living Your Dream
Back in the day when I managed corporate communications for consumer-product giant, Kimberly-Clark, I would wake up at 5 a.m. to bang out as many words as I could on my novel before making the dreaded...
View ArticleNumb Butt Cheeks And Holding Steadfast To Peace
My sons thunder through the kitchen in a swirl of Saturday morning energy and excitement to tag along with my husband on an errand run. “Boys only” bellows my four-year-old. I smile. “OK, sweetie. You...
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