Goodreads Giveaway Complete!!
Hi Everyone, Thanks to those of you who entered my giveaway for two signed ARCs of Leaving Kent State. The giveaway is […]
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The Turn of a Decade
Leaving Kent State will be hitting the shelves before I know it, so I wanted to share with you some fun things […]
Writing What You Know, Stitching Together a Thousand Tiny Truths
If you write creative nonfiction, you’re surrounded by questions about the truth. How much truth is too much? What is the author’s […]
The Broken Window
This is a new poem. It’s fresh, so it’s not polished. But that’s where I am right now, so there’s that. The […]
Foolish Thoughts
As we say goodbye to April, some thoughts on foolishness keep demanding my attention in their uncomfortable fashion. You can’t be an […]
The Art of Letting Go
I’ve never been a big fan of change. Maybe because I was never very goal oriented, at least not in the sweeping […]
Other People’s Expectations and Assorted Cosmic Mistakes
Today I was tutoring a kid who told me that “Meeting expectations is hard. Especially when they aren’t even your expectations.” He […]
New Year’s Resolutions
Being a writer, I’m very aware of the semantic trappings of New Year’s Resolutions. Dictionary.com defines resolution as “the mental state or […]
For Teens (And Their Parents): Shutting Out The Noise
I’ve written before about the totally real stress of being a teen: decisions about college and what you are going to do, […]
Curating Joy
The idea of curating joy has been trespassing on my thoughts lately, perhaps a little too persistently. This year has been a […]