As I mentioned when I returned to this blog back in July, I took some writing workshops during the heart of the pandemic. One of them was an essay writing course. I wrote the piece below hoping it would be printed and glorified in some very exclusive publication. It turns out that takes more patience […]
Drumroll, Please…
Living through a pandemic was something I’d never even considered. So when Covid hit, beyond the ridiculous unknowns of the first few weeks, this … [Read More...]
Baseball and Butterflies
In 2015, travel baseball was an entirely new concept to me. Big was so excited to be joining a team a couple of his good buddies had played on the … [Read More...]
40 Something Going…
...online. Here goes, I’m returning to this blog—copying the pattern I used for my very first post eleven years ago today—after a two-year hiatus. … [Read More...]
Thank You, Summer
It’s been just four mornings of unwelcome alarm buzzing, lunch-packing squabbles, and tearful goodbyes (mostly to the dog, if I’m being honest), but … [Read More...]
Some (Day After) Mother’s Day Card Ideas
Yesterday was a day for moms to take a load off (rather than throw a load in). It was a day for moms to be showered with love (and not worry about if … [Read More...]
#thisis42
Eight years ago, I gave myself a birthday gift. I started this blog, the one I’d been dreaming about as the next phase of my writing career. This … [Read More...]
Seven With Love
Dear Pink, It’s been a week since you turned seven, and I'm finally delivering the gift I promised you. Unlike your friend’s mom, I don’t know how … [Read More...]