The Birds Florida Style
I'm a holiday junkie. August 1st I had my homemade fall wreath hanging on my front door. I bought my first container of pumpkin spice creamer right after. After Thanksgiving, I will guzzle peppermint mocha creamer daily. Heck, I even have my Christmas tree up already with autumn-colored lights strung around it. There's so little in life to get excited about so I make up my own fun. Always have. But I had a 3-dimensional Halloween moment the other day. I felt like I walked int
Dear God, the TEARS...
Just when you think you're having a bad day it happens. Someone else wins the prize but they don't want it. Who wants to have the worst day of all? I know I don't. Today the award went to my co-worker. And their bad day became my bad day. I saw the sour look on their face when they returned from the doctor and knew by the understated yet heavy head shake not to press for answers. Usually a bright light of kindness to me, I had the front row seat to their darkness. They pushed
Seen a Scene
My early morning rides to work are usually pretty uneventful. Routine, mostly. I drive the same speed as the slowies in the right lane. I cruise behind them because I know the merge is just ahead and I don't want to have to fight my way in. The younger me would have blew past all the slowies and at the first chance, pushed my way into one of the first three cars in the lineup. Today was different. I'm always open to a creative display to start my day off right and that's exac
Six Words Say it All
I'm reading a book on how to write a memoir, and it challenges you to write a story in six words. I've been practicing all week. For the...
Songwriter Showcase: Someone Else's Truck by Nate Robbins
You know I love to showcase talent and it's been a minute since I've shared a song. My son isn't stopping and I love it! He suffered a...
Heartbreak Hall of Fame
What if we could make it a thing? Build a Heartbreak Hall of Fame . In this life people with certain skills are celebrated, right?...
Writing an Airplane (Research Writing at its Best!)
What a day yesterday was! When I say research writing is fun...I mean it. I've been locked in a trunk, practiced getaways, and flown an...
America the Beautiful: Tennessee
My Independence Day vacation in Tennessee was glorious. Playing in nature's amusement park - like splashing and cooling off in a...
Poet's Corner: Make Us Be
Poems don't come to me often anymore. They used to pour out of my heart like a drip of water leaking from a faucet. So when they escape...
The City I Built in My Brain
It's amazing how fast I can start to put walls up. If I misconstrue something someone says then I pull back and erect a wall. It's self...
