What: I write literary fiction and non-fiction. All of my books have been fiction (two novels and a story collection), but I’ve written a great deal of creative non-fiction, especially memoir essays, and my dream is to someday write a full book of creative non-fiction. In both formats, I tend to draw material from life, but in fiction, I repurpose details, shuffle things up, and embellish them … [Read more...]
Hate
Hate. America on fire with hate. Hate fuels politics. There are Republican haters. Democrat haters. Trumpster haters. Millennial haters. Baby boomer haters. Pro-life haters, pro-choice haters, immigration rights haters, gay rights haters, women haters, minority haters. The haters, the hate and the ensuing vitriol seem endless. The definition of hate It's a mighty strong word, one not … [Read more...]
A Neighborhood House Success Story
Homeless Rakeem came to Neighborhood House 3 weeks ago after being homeless for two years. He had been working in Detroit to pay child support for his 1-year-old daughter until he left the city for his safety and health. Since then, he has been bouncing from his sister’s house to his mother’s house and to his car. Self-sustainability Within three weeks of coming to Neighborhood House, … [Read more...]
Unreliable Witness
How accurate of a witness do you think you’d make? I was left wondering about my own abilities after being in the middle of a scary situation one Saturday afternoon. It started as an ordinary ride The afternoon was sultry and hot as I rode my bicycle along Paint Creek Trail, Michigan, a rail trail where the crushed limestone path often widens and narrows. This beautiful shaded trail is … [Read more...]
3 Reasons Why Women are Uniquely Suited to be Authorpreneurs
Today's blog is a guest post on women's unique talents in the writing world, from author and motivational speaker, Colleen M. Story: I’ve taught a number of writing workshops over the past few years. One thing I’ve noticed is that increasing numbers of women are working on writing-based businesses. They’re writing and publishing books, but that’s not all. They’re marketing, selling, … [Read more...]
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