Shelley and I are fortunate to be a part of a literacy coach collaborative lead by our friend and mentor,…
For my 3/16 slice, I wrote about a postcard of the Edward Hopper painting, “Room in New York, 1932” that…
This morning while I waited for my coffee to be ready, I started cleaning off my refrigerator door covered with…
When I saw that Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher were offering an all day workshop in our area, I went…
“Is this a weed?” I asked while examining the tall stalk standing 3 feet at the front of our flower…
Last spring, my friend and colleague, David approached me and asked if I’d be interested in a year-long book study…
2018 was the year I became a writer. I had always written but my writing stayed safely tucked inside of…
My mentor and friend, Leah Mermelstein said something recently that really stuck with me. She explained that when thinking about…
This entry was inspired by Ralph Fletcher’s seminal book, A Writer’s Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You. When thinking about…
I’m from the small town pond Where I learned to swim Whose murky waters I wouldn’t step in now. …