Stories for life — Back at my desk on a Monday and I love it! I do though. But it isn’t all sunshine and roses at my desk. So let me clarify a bit before you think I have some kind of perfect work situation. Because it is. But it also isn’t. I don’t…

Every emotion is there for a reason — We’ve been taught that anger is a “bad” emotion. The thing is… EVERY emotion is valid. EVERY emotion has a purpose. And denying a valid emotion that has a purpose can not, logically, be a healthy response to the emotion.

Part 3 of a 3 part series: creative writing — Start at the beginning and read Part 1 here You Can’t Hurry Time: 1 Part 1 of a 3 part series: creative writingmedium.com Time is relative. Although people say this casually, it is often not accepted as any kind of fact. Yet it is. And even an experiential one at that. A watched pot never boils, you know. Another fact, this one so undeniable…

Just before Toby passed on… — This story was supposed to be two things… 1) Written and entered into the most recent SilverPrompts #3 prompt. 2) Written about a sexy French DJ who stole my heart, lived off me for two years and who introduced me to Paris in a night that is still etched into…

They say it’s golden for a reason — We live in a world that seems to demand constant engagement and ongoing response at every moment. Thing is… we’re usually so busy frantically trying to keep up that we often blindly react instead of choosing how to consciously respond. …

Part 2 of a 3 part series: creative writing — You can read Part 1 here You Can’t Hurry Time: 1 Part 1 of a 3 part series: creative writingmedium.com Jack Summer had lived in the village near the house at the edge of the cliff since he’d been born on a cold bedroom floor at home. He’d entered into this world early by seven days. And even then quick enough for his mother…

Part 1 of a 3 part series: creative writing — Sally Jansen walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down. The sun glinted merrily off the crashing waves below her as she, silent and unseeing, wiped a single tear from her clenched jawline just before it fell. She’d been coming to this place every day for as long…

A home that’s warm and safe —