

Poetry Reading
Yesterday I was privileged to take a short tour with the end prize being a glimpse of the Tennessee River. What a sight. This river got...


Afterburn
The day after Christmas leaves me a little lost. What next? So much hype, decorating, celebrating, and I feel empty after. The lights on...


Light Up with Love
Well, we made it to Christmas! Although it seems the whole world burns around us. Israel and Hamas, Ukraine and Russia...God knows what...


Word Like Gold
Driving around town early this morning at that special time in between when dark relents to light, when dark is before you but a hint of...


Holiday Writing
As we pulled out of our temporary driveway in Tennessee yesterday, the holidays officially began for us. Car loaded to the gills with...


Pick a Flower
Words. What's the big deal? It seems like there are a zillion words and we all use them every single day. But, the writer. The writer has...


Cheers to the Imagination
What I love about reading is the privilege of getting inside the head of the protagonist. For example, Toby Veck or "Trotty" in Charles...


Protagonist Story
I like to break things down to their simplest form. I don't know why. Maybe it's because I like to learn and teach! Who knows. But...


The Chimes Finale
I didn't feel good yesterday so it was the perfect opportunity to finish The Chimes. As I floated in and out of sleep trying to recover,...


Writing is Writing
At the T.V. station, my job was literally to come up with news stories every day. And then manage those stories down to completion...to...

