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On Thursday, this acquaintance of mine said that someone wished her a happy Mother's Day. That's weird on many levels. Mostly, it wasn't yet Mother's Day and she's not a mother. Do people assume all women over a certain age have kids? I know most p...

I wish to thank you all my loyal readers and the newest of you that have joined me on my journey through life that I post here in my little corner of the cyber world. I wish to thank you for all the uplifting comments, emails and even the silen...

With just one week left to raise $855 for my novel research trip to Galax, I thought I’d answer a few of the questions that have popped up from several of you who have read about my crowd funding project. What made you pick Galax as the setting for your novel? I grew up...

I've made a decision about my love life. I'm going to become one of those crazy women who men pretend to complain about. I think I'll even get a stupid little dog for the sole purpose of torturing my potential boyfriends. No longer will I take th...

Until recently, I lived by myself for almost a decade. It was great to have the freedom to walk around without a bra or whatever I wanted on TV. Dirty dishes on the counter? Yep. They are mine! Whose turn is it to unload the dishwasher? That wo...

With the end of the semester last week, I completed my fifth year as a college instructor. Five years and hundreds of students. And for the life of me, I can't figure out why the end of term antics and ongoing student rudeness continue to surprise me. ...

Overcoming a disability of any kind takes strength and courage. When the disability is obvious it is immediately apparent and assumed what the challenge is and what is needed for that individual to overcome that adversity. When it isn’t, such as ...

As I dressed for Zumba this morning, it occurred to me: It's Wednesday. And I'm HOME. And I didn't get up at 4 a.m. to catch the 6 a.m. to Phoenix. Ah, miracles.To celebrate, I briefly serenaded Mr. T with a modified chorus of Alice Cooper: "Schoo...

A crime was committed in the wee hours, and the results were tragic.The victim Yes, our cucumber was murdered; a clear case of herbicide. But who could have pulled off such a ruthless and heinous crime?  It was the Burpless variety, what could hav...

Over the past few days, I was plagued by those awful, "I'm going to be alone forever. I'm never going to be in a relationship." thoughts. Because I'm a writer and need to communicate my feelings with the world, I sent out a few woe is me tweets. ...