I did what I thought I was supposed to. When I got the idea to start a newsletter, I took a class. Got inspired. Raced to Substack and...

Several years ago, my husband and I visited the Aran Islands in Ireland. After a full day of sightseeing, we rested our weary bones in a...

Part of my series: Feel Better Now: Games to play to take the pressure off your creative work. Sometimes when I’m in that liminal space...

Part one of my series: Feel Better Now: Games to play to take the pressure off your creative work. Whenever I’m wrestling with a problem...

Anyone who has worked in creative pursuits knows ideas flow best when you begin in a relaxed, loose state of allowing. That’s why...

As a mom, I’ve spent a huge portion of my life taking care of other people. When my children grew up and moved out, I shifted my focus...

As a kid, one of my favorite movies was the comedy Meatballs starring Bill Murray. In it, Murray plays Tripper, a camp counselor at Camp...

When Stacie and I burst out onto the back deck of the house, it felt like breaking to the surface of a pool after being held under water...

“Emotional Rescue” Indiana- August 1981 Sometimes a decision is just a decision. And sometimes a decision changes your life. What...

(Continued from previous post) By the time I achieved the milestone of writing The End to my beloved story, it was not only too long, but...

Confession Time: I’m obsessed with the Netflix series Cobra Kai. Growing up in the 80s with a huge crush on Ralph Macchio, I’d devoured...

It happened one Sunday afternoon right after I’d first started dabbling with writing again. My 17-year-old son was watching a football...

The Boss knows what the hell he's talking about. Every good, fiery idea needs that first little spark. And the flicker that ignited my...