My daughter and I recently participated in a 5K fundraiser at her school.  I was worried that I might need a cattle prod to coax her to the ...

Our younger son came home for the summer from his first year of college and started a new job the next day. He had to report at 7 a.m., not ...

After recently celebrating our Second Blogiversary, I asked readers to submit questions they would like us to address. In response, Sue Eki...

    Yes, it's Memorial Day. I am not going to open a political can of worms by telling you how to spend your day (although "holiday...

This week's Poetry Friday is hosted by the delicious poet Heidi Mordhorst over at My Juicy Little Universe So...rewriting.  Can'...

Listen up, readers! Today I shout THANKS! to those writers I taught and/or coached and/or read and took heart from who helped me survive an...

My neighborhood book club may keep our local winery in business, but we do a pretty good job on the reading front, too.  This fine group of ...

In spite of winterlike Wisconsin weather that has overstayed its welcome, we've been rewarded with plenty of spring flowers. In our tiny...

A HUGE thank you to all those who entered our Second Blogiversary Critique Giveaway Contest , and a special welcome to all our new follower...