Have you ever felt like your body was literally and figuratively itching to do something? Like, if you had to sit for one more second and NOT do it, you just might burst out of your seat and…I don’t know…do it twice as hard? (I know, I know–I could have come up with something better.…
Hello, good day, and HAPPY NEW YEAR, all! The fact that my posting date is also January 1, 2019, works out better than I expected. It allows me to not only set the tone for this new year, but it also allows me to introduce a newly refreshed, revised website for my blog. Now, once…
I’m more excited than I should be typing this, but I can’t help it. By this time tomorrow, I will be out of Atlanta and in the company of my sisters, my mother, and my nephew on the other side of the country. It will be my first real chance to step away and review…
It’s been a while since I dropped some fiction on my blog. This year hasn’t been my best when it comes to writing and editing the work that I want to publish. However, while I am trying to rebuild my internal creativity, I’ll continue using writing prompts to keep my mind clear of the cobwebs.…
Several years, ago, while moving into my current house and unpacking the multitude of boxes that I’d brought with me from my apartment, I came upon an interesting piece of paper called “Creative Change.” On the paper was a list of 12 commandments of sorts, each instructing the user to gently modify her life through…
As kids and adolescents, we’re told that being different is a wonderful thing. “You’re unique,” our parents gush, fluffing out the neon blue tutu we’ve refused to take off for eight days straight. “You want to stand out from the crowd. People will always remember you.” What they don’t tell you is that, once you’re…
Introverts, by definition, function the best when they are surrounded only by themselves or by one or two very selective friends. The more people they have to cope with, and the longer they have to cope with said people (especially when said people are talking a lot), it can quickly drain their energy. But what…
