Did You Think It Would Be Easy?
Where did I get the idea life shouldn’t be so hard? Am I the only one surprised by how “not easy” the pathway is? This isn’t meant to be a poor-me-life’s-so-hard kind of post. It’s just that I often walk
The World Was Blurry But Now I See
My world had shifted from clear and crisp to blurry and blended, and I hadn’t bothered to make it better Or I hadn’t until a few weeks ago when I finally visited the optometrist. According to the doctor, I barely
Underdogs Unite – Two Suggestions for Winning at Life
I wanted St. Peter’s to go all the way. Of course, I’d never heard of the school before March Madness began. I caught their unexpected victory over Kentucky and couldn’t help but pull for the little commuter school in Jersey
The Sinking Feeling that Leads to Life
You know that sinking feeling you get when you realize you just screwed up? The feeling starts in your head then filters down into your core like a feather wafting to one side of the scale and then the next
A Word for 2022 and a Hot Dog for a Stranger
I paid for the last hot dog, but the guy behind the counter handed it to a stranger. After standing in line for most of the second half of the Washington vs Eagles game, I wasn’t at the top of
Fearful and a New Kind of Warrior
A curse of being creative is the ability to imagine the worst. The horror stories you write become actual possibilities, and a simple unanswered call turns into an abduction. I’m very good at this. In my lifetime, I’ve imagined someone’s
How the Average Become Unique and the Weak Become Warriors
I write stories about how the average become unique, and the weak become warriors, but I don’t always explain how this transformation happens. It’s not really something I can spell out step by step. God uses different circumstances, people, and
The Secret Between Who You Are and Who You Want to Be
I’m going to tell you a secret. Before I do, though, you should probably know my definition of a secret. It’s something only the person holding it knows. Every once in a while I’ll ask my husband to tell me
An Impossible Goal, Failure, and Warriors Don’t Stop
I set an impossible goal. My goal was to run a 5k—the entire race (as opposed to walking). For many of you, that probably sounds like easy beans, but for me, it was a stretch. When I first set the
Taking a Risk, Making a Friend, and Expanding My World
I pick up hitchhikers. I know, I know, it’s not safe. Believe me I’ve heard all about it. I’ve even had an experience or two that told me I wasn’t on the brightest side of things. But I have rules
Check out my short story “The Door” on page 41.
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