What do you do when life goes a different direction? What do you do to battle the depression? via Six Ways: The Change from Selfless to Self-full
Take out the Dis-: Do it Anyway
The truth about neurodiveristy ... growing up differently and raising a child with autism and ADHD... via Take out the Dis-: Do it Anyway
Why Music Drives Me
Even when I work late at night, I have something playing in the background. via Why Music Drives Me
Why Over When
This is the first of a two part series on my memoir-focused blog, An Apple Between the Trees. It focuses on why over when. Change the "When will she leave journalism?" to "Why did she leave?" Sometimes we're too scared to ask why. via Why Over When
Monsters in the Closet
This is something I wrote on my other blog about being a mom and teaching. The struggle is real in teaching right now, and we often get vague ideas as to why. No one is talking about the depth of it. I finally lay my story down in the hopes someone will get something from… Continue reading Monsters in the Closet
Refocus on Mental Illness
#mentalillnessawareness #autism #mentalhealth #getoverthehump #GOH #depression #DepressionArmyStrong via Refocus on Mental Illness
Refocus on Mental Illness
I have played with a memoir on and off for five to six years. So much to write: being a parent of a child with autism, family rejection, the non-cliche 32 year age difference between my husband and me, social rejection, being pregnant while working two jobs during graduate school, my career, and postpartum depression. I… Continue reading Refocus on Mental Illness
From Fiction to Prose Poetry
My husband said, to my family's horror, the poet has gone into the cave this week. I didn't grade or check my work email. I let the most essential part of myself, the author, fly free. I love teaching, but so much of myself has to be constrained. It goes with the professional atmosphere, and… Continue reading From Fiction to Prose Poetry
Shifting Focus
I won't always have a lot of time to write, not like when I was in college the first time. It's spring break. Much to my family's terror, the long buried artist has returned to make the claim on time and writing. For so many years, I've pushed down my first love, writing, so… Continue reading Shifting Focus
Some Memories and Prose Poetry
I am still here. It is a miracle. I have not had the time to submit writing for publishing as I did during graduate school and before my daughter was born. Even in graduate school, I had to squeeze in the writing and editing time. My writing tends to focus on doing the writing and… Continue reading Some Memories and Prose Poetry
Corrie's Season 