My darling daughter, you are being born in the midst of a pandemic, and the world is turned upside down. As I enter my third trimester with you, I am in the final countdown until I can count down your fingers and toes. In a right-side-up world I would be preparing for a baby shower. … Continue reading
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What the Pregnant Journalist Wants you to Know About COVID-19
I’m coming at this fueled by raging hormones and years of pent-up frustration that comes with no longer covering hard news. What a great combo, am I right? I hate Facebook. I wish I could delete it but with my businesses I can’t. So I’m stuck in the cesspool of trolls for the time being. … Continue reading
Legacy of Love (article)
This article was originally published in the February edition of the Premiere Magazine. For more information on the Henry Wrinkles Foundation or to donate, please click here! In a single word, Susan Boyd described friend and family member Henry Wrinkles as “love.” In 15 ½ years Henry lived up to that all encompassing term … Continue reading
Tarot & Reiki With Teresa Oden (article)
This article was originally published in the October issue of the Premiere Magazine. It was one of my favorites that I’ve written so far! If pumpkins and skeletons are starting to get a bit boring for Halloween, it might be time to try a tarot reading or Reiki session with practitioner Teresa Oden. Tarot, … Continue reading
What Goes Around Comes Around (Article)
This article was originally published in the January edition of the Premiere Magazine. Caroline Schenk’s mother always told her she would be a teacher because of her neat handwriting, but Schenk knew what she was destined for thanks to her love for children, babysitting and tutoring. Even though she knew she would end up … Continue reading
The Incredible Amount of Things You Can Learn in 5 Short Years
When I last touched this blog I was working in Hot Springs as a crime reporter for The Sentinel-Record. After just nine months on the job I became burned out. I loved crime and I got to see some crazy stuff (miss you, naked man at the gas station), but the 8-5 thing and criminals … Continue reading
Under Construction!
It’s been a long five years. Five years of navigating through career disasters and more mental breakdowns than I can count about what I want to do for the rest of my life. It’s still a struggle, and I have no clue what I want my “day job” to be, but no matter what, … Continue reading
Short and Sweet Advice for Writers – Embrace Your Dark Side
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
I once wrote a post called Get Mad: Marketing from Your Dark Side. I’ve mentioned it before briefly in the context of Terry Pratchett’s passing, but I’d like to come back to it again because I recently read two blog posts that touched on how artists…
Short and Sweet Advice for Writers – Write Like a Puppy
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Writing is serious business. Doing it well requires study, commitment, and dedication. There is a lot to learn – form, structure, style, voice – more craft nuances than I can name. “Real” writers sacrifice for their art. As Hemingway said, “There is nothing to writing. All…
Writing prompt for the day
The only thing I remember from third grade is reading Charlotte’s Web and my teacher saying, “The first sentence of a book is the most important. It is what grabs the reader’s attention.” Mrs. Abbey, thank you. Your lesson left me with a life-long love of novels’ first sentences. I always give a book a … Continue reading
