Oh, my teeny-bopping heart
Think back... did you have a teen idol who made you weak in the knees? Did you pore over 16 Magazine or Tiger Beat for the latest gossip about your favorite star? Some of … Continue reading >>
How can anyone call attempted rape by a seventeen year-old "rough horseplay" or "simply part of the natural order of things. Boys, figuring out how to be men” --?
Don't believe that for a second. … Continue reading >>
“You never know what's around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you've climbed … Continue reading >>
Oh, those flashing eyes!
The other day, I laughed when I read the recent tweet of a fellow writer: “There's a lot of 'flashing eyes' in this draft. Need to fix.”
Our fictional characters … Continue reading >>
typical Food Pantry/Clothes Closet clients:
One of the regular clients I see for emergency food at the Rochester Area Neighborhood House (RANH) is *Bill*. He's legally deaf, so I to tap him on the … Continue reading >>
What if...
How many times have you enjoyed a book right up to the end, but when you closed it, you felt unsatisfied? Not in the sense that the ending wasn't "happy," but rather that the last chapter … Continue reading >>