My Grandmother found a lump in one of her breasts circa 1930. Her options were limited; her breasts or her life. She opted to have…
“Draw what you like and hope others like it too”. Charles Schulz Substitute “create” for “draw” and that advice is suitable for any medium. As…
My late husband liked to collect things. He also liked to keep things. If he brought something into the house, it stayed there, particularly if…
Just is such a handy word, isn’t it? A short story I’d written had the word ‘just’ in it 12 times. In a 2500 word…
Is the “F-Bomb” still a bomb? I was 10 years old before I ever heard it and it was considered the baddest of the bad…
No one knows a couple like the couple knows the couple. It just isn’t possible for anyone on the outside to fully understand the nuances…
Every week I spend some time stressing over my choice of topics for this blog. I scratch through my running list of possible ideas, pick…
A tagline is a short memorable phrase designed to promote brand awareness. I consider the “Keep your joy” sign off to be part of my…
My writing style has an affliction I refer to as comma-itis. Around and through my sentences and paragraphs are an abundance of commas. I tend…
Previously I believed I could not write fiction. It’s not important why I thought so, just note that I went from “I can’t,” to “here’s…