I don’t mean to sound like the Me and Mrs Jones song But me and my writer-friend Have this thing going on. We have been meeting at the same cafe on Friday around 10am to discuss our writing. We talk about our projects pains pleasures and our passion for writing. We talk…
A few weeks ago when the Modern Love Editor reached out to me, via email, my kids had just gone to bed. I screamed with such excitement, they ran out of their rooms to see about me. We held hands, jumped, and screamed together. The next two weeks were a series of phone calls, emails,…
Several weeks ago, when I explained the symptoms I was having to my neurologist, he nonchalantly recommended an MRI to rule out two disturbing possibilities: MS and brain tumor.I managed to put one foot before the other, and maintained a false-calm demeanor while I waited. When the neurologist called with the results, Hubby and…
I was stressed about homeschooling a high schooler.I watched one too many youtube videos and read one too many books.I had new stressors and a new vocabulary --- core classes, credits, electives, and transcripts. I was pushed over the edge when the typical 9th-grade reading list lacked diversity. I was overwhelmed. …