There is something seriously wrong with the intellect and/or self esteem of anyone who chooses to begin smoking today. Call me naïve, but I have never understood why anyone chooses…
A 2012 survey of more than 500 college graduates by Adecco, a human-resources organization, found that 8% of them had a parent accompany them to a job interview, and 3%…
I am not a starry eyed author. I expect little from my publishing career. When I published my first novel, Something Missing, in 2009, I was not under the illusion…
He can’t pedal yet (or even reach the pedals), but that isn’t stopping him from loving his tricycle. We may have a future biker on our hands.
I am known amongst my friends for my tendency to take credit (and sometimes demand it) for exercising restraint. A person irritates or annoys me, and rather than firing off…
I love it, but I have to say, it doesn’t look anything like her.
A friend and I attended The Moth’s StorySLAM at the Bitter End last night. He’s about 15 years younger than me, and while we waited in line outside the club,…
Thanks to everyone who came out to Speak Up on Saturday night. The event was an enormous success, with an enthusiastic, standing-room only audience of more than 200 people. Real…
As a reluctant atheist, it will be interesting to watch how my children’s belief in God develops. Part of my hopes that they are able to find the faith that…
I can’t help but wonder if my sister and I ever spent time like this when we were little. I don’t think so, which makes me so sad for me…
