Reading & Writing: Happily ever after?

Does anyone ever wonder what Sleeping Beauty thought waking up to some dude kissing her and telling her that they Continue reading →

Reading & Writing: Daddies and Daughters

There are few things more delightful that watching a father and daughter together. Whether it’s a soccer dad tentatively balancing Continue reading →

Reading & Writing: Chick Lit and Burned Bridges

Horrible phrase, isn’t it? Chick lit — demeaning both poultry and the written word. Just as an FYI, having grown Continue reading →

Reading & Writing: Spaces

Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our Continue reading →

Mama dreams

As a little girl, my Daddy pushed, encouraged and ultimately led me to internalize a passion for excellence. Growing older, Continue reading →

Reading & Writing: Musical Fiction

As the about page on this blog indicates, and/or if you read it once in a while — music’s primal Continue reading →

Talismans and Tokens

Once an age ago, my life was in chaos. Naturally, I went to Asheville, NC — quite possibly the most Continue reading →

Reading & Writing: The Chocolate War

Do I dare disturb the universe?* When Jerry lies broken at the end of The Chocolate War, I sobbed. I Continue reading →