Dedicated to my Aunt Sharon. Evolve. Grow. Nurture. Writing that lives within us and sprouts words on the page do all of those things. It fails to linger long, especially as we - as writers and people - change. I believe the same applies for any artist. Art is like my five-year-old son. It won't… Continue reading Ways we Write: The Charles Project
Category: Writing
Talks about Breastfeeding: Two Things
Imagine walking through on a city sidewalk in late autumn. Rain falls. You had thought the weather would feel warmer, but water hardens on the leaves at your feet. Cold covers your toes, and it spreads weakening the speed of your pace. You reach the end of the sidewalk where it meets a street, and… Continue reading Talks about Breastfeeding: Two Things
Ready to Talk: The Infection, Part 2
The Infection, Part 2 Memoir Shorts When MRSA first streamed through our blood and into our skin in summer 2011, I worked two days a week at a cafe. Fears mounted like a stack of pennies that people save and believed one day will amount to something. One month, Ben's job covered the rent and… Continue reading Ready to Talk: The Infection, Part 2
Easter Letter to My Daughter
Dear Corrie, Two women talk at the park about the latest in little girls' names: Lily. Two weeks later, a woman says to me, "Cora is not a name you hear much anymore. What a beautiful name!" Or, my favorite, "Did you name her after the girl on Downton Abbey?" Your name has an entire… Continue reading Easter Letter to My Daughter
Elliot McSwean Story Published
Ten-year-old Elliot McSwean trips again! Alfie Dog, a publishing company that publishes children's stories and books, has published my third Adventures of Elliot McSwean story. Alfie Dog published Adventures of Elliot McSwean: The Watchman January 28, 2015. This is the fourth time an Elliot McSwean story has been published. Adventures of Elliot McSwean: The Question was published in Black Fox Literary Magazine's 2013… Continue reading Elliot McSwean Story Published
Ready to Talk: The Infection
Part 1 Memoir Shorts There is a reason "in sickness and in health" exists in marriage vows. My husband, Ben, and I joked about the fact we got "the sickness" part down. It crept into our apartment. The thing sneaked into our blood and on our bodies like a fantasy movie during which the audience watched… Continue reading Ready to Talk: The Infection
You Say Goodbye; I Say Hello
The Beatles knew a thing or two in writing lyrics. The band understood how music and lyrics changed as the band evolved. Their writing matured. My writing and what I write about has changed, too. Although 2014 had some great milestones, I'm glad it is ending. I look forward to 2015. I look forward to… Continue reading You Say Goodbye; I Say Hello
Time Best Spent Writing
Your son comes in the bathroom. He sits on the floor and asks when you're going to play in his room with him. The new baby cries ready to be fed. "We will play after nap," I say. Just a few moments before, your son had entertained himself and the baby slept. You have just… Continue reading Time Best Spent Writing
Power of a Woman and her Power of Words
To say the women in my family have influenced my writing and life is obvious. Each one has a unique personality that glows. Each woman in my family is intelligent and somewhat opinionated. If they took a close look at my stories to date, they might say a certain character is like them. They might… Continue reading Power of a Woman and her Power of Words
Days of a Working Writer
I want to write. I got to write. Cliches. Who minds? Little time to write more than a few words. Complete sentences, maybe. Is it sign I'm lazy, or just the sign of the times working from six a.m. or sometimes five. Head stuck in a book. Close the book. Son wakes up. Sweet… Continue reading Days of a Working Writer
Corrie's Season 