When One Woman Wins, We All Win: Why I Give $5 a Month to AROHO
“Never had much money . . . but I lived like a millionaire.” Jane Vanderbosh Inspired by my late friend and fellow writer, Jane, I decided in December of 2001,…
One Dyslexic’s True Life Story
What happens when your biggest dream becomes a re-occurring nightmare? Imagine you are in first grade and more than anything in the world you want to learn to read…
True Confessions
“Forgive me Father for I have sinned it has been over thirty years since my last confession.” It had, in fact, been thirty-three years! “And what,” Father B asked, “brought…
The Promise, Purpose, and Perils, of a Writer’s Life: Why Every Word Counts
I cannot speak for other writers, only for myself, yet I’ve heard others say what I am about to say: that is . . . if you can possibly choose…
Why I Write
What Writing Means to Me: Truth Tempered With Love On the eve of my eleventh birthday, I informed my mother that I wanted to be a writer. I had just…
HA! Laugh Camp: What’s So Funny About That?
Recently, I reconnected with my sister whom I had not spoken with in many years. Though we live thousands of miles apart, we soon found ourselves laughing, despite tears. In…
Dreaming of Spring
Today my friend at work got me thinking about Beethoven and how his symphony's would come to him "whole" and "complete." And about how our dreams can sometimes make our work…