It Takes a (Kind) Village

Bench with Heart Carved in it

As a writer, I face rejection on a daily basis. People love or hate my work — or worse, they’re indifferent to it. Agents say no, publishers say no, magazine editors say no. What that’s done for me is thicken my skin. (Not thicken my rear end, although some would beg to differ.) My point? […]

An Article Conversation

Right Way Wrong Way Street Sign

I want a kinder, gentler world. I’m tired of the fighting, the blaming, the “I’ve got to be right which ultimately means that you have to be wrong” attitude. It wears me out. It really does. I’ve always been kind of a “gray” person. That doesn’t mean I don’t have strong opinions or beliefs. It […]