Mar 19Female-centric books for Women’s History Month you haven’t read yetMarch is Women’s History Month. At my day job working in a non-profit STEM school, I’ve been sharing stories on social media of women in STEM throughout history, like Katherine Johnson and Gladys Mae West. …Womens History Month4 min readWomens History Month4 min read
Mar 4In praise of the care-cationI did nothing. I did absolutely nothing, and it was everything I thought it could be. That was me channeling my inner Peter Gibbons the first Monday back after February break (and if you think I’m going to offer up the name of the movie here, please refer to my…Self Care3 min readSelf Care3 min read
Feb 25Pop Culture in Writing: Easter Egg or “You Are Here”?Things were getting heated in the chamber. At one end of the room, one member was asking for more. Just a little bit more, and then it would be all right. At the other end, another was demanding it stay as it was. …Pop Culture4 min readPop Culture4 min read
Apr 21, 2022Scenes from life as an autism momIt shouldn’t have surprised me. Still, it did. We were in the sun room — my son and I — the cozy side room that doubles as my office/writing space and Ben’s I-want-to-be-alone hang out space. We had just created his first resumé, and were now on the career page…Autism3 min readAutism3 min read
Dec 23, 2021Two Christmas reads, 20 years apartI love my holiday traditions. There’s Christmasification Day, the day when I lug all the Christmas decorations from the attic, take down all my year-round home decor and replace it with its holiday-themed counterpart. It always takes hours. It’s always exhausting, and it’s always worth the effort. There’s the annual…Christmas Books4 min readChristmas Books4 min read
Oct 31, 2021Smile MoreA short horror story…happy Halloween! “…wife’ll kill me.” Oscar drained his beer and turned from the TV to his companion. “Huh?” Derek slid off his stool and laid a ten dollar bill on the bar top. “I said I gotta take off. …Horror7 min readHorror7 min read
Apr 22, 2021Planning a DIY writing retreat was the best thing I did during CovidYesterday, I came home from two days away at a writer’s retreat. I use the singular form of writer’s as there was just one of us there. Me. It was a do-it-yourself retreat. I planned it for two reasons. First, I was stuck with my second book. I had a…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Nov 2, 2020My 10-day cleanse, Days 8/9: Stop asking me what I want to do for dinnerSo let me ask you this: a cleanse isn’t a tough concept, right? Like, if I say — hypothetically — “I’m doing a 10-day smoothie cleanse. I’ll have smoothies for all my meals for the next 10 days,” that’s pretty clear, right? I’m asking for a friend. My “friend” has…Menieres Disease3 min readMenieres Disease3 min read
Nov 1, 2020My 10-day cleanse, Day 7: Candy, candy, everywhereCandy, candy, everywhere / Chocolate dark as ink / Candy, candy, everywhere / Pour my smoothie down the sink (with apologies to Samuel Taylor Coleridge). Day 7 was Halloween. In years past, when my kids were still trick o’ treating, my strategy on candy was to buy the stuff I…Menieres Disease2 min readMenieres Disease2 min read
Oct 30, 2020My 10-day cleanse, Days 5/6: Just keep swimmingSo it snowed today. Yeah, snow. In October. Don’t get me wrong, I love snow. I love watching it fall. I love getting snow days (back when I was commuting, that is), and I love how it looks covering the trees when I take my dog into the woods for…Menieres Disease2 min readMenieres Disease2 min read