At the beginning of my layoff, I realized I finally had time to devote to writing. There was one particular short story that had been...

I feel sick to my stomach. We received yet another email from our school superintendent indicating that they had found a swastika spray...

Reading through Josh Bernoff’s recent blog post, “Why ChatGPT lies about me: an analysis,” I started thinking about the importance of...

Where could these stairs lead? Are they the beginning of some path into the wilderness, the remains of some old colonial farmhouse? Steps...

That’s a delicious-looking bagel sandwich, isn’t it? It was even better because I met a good friend for breakfast at a new diner in town...

Every day that I’ve been freelancing has been a day for me to learn something new. I’m learning that I’m having to serve as my own sales...

I wrote about this prompt many years ago, and I thought I would dust it off and see if my thoughts have changed over time. I’ve put my...

I was taking a shower and listening to the Apple spa playlist, as I do whenever I’m trying to destress from a long day, and I was...

Trigger warning: Graphic horror scene descriptions ahead! I have about one episode left of Netfix’s three-episode true crime series,...

My forays into oil painting have been puttering along in fits and starts. At first, I thought I couldn’t get started with oil painting...

My weight has fluctuated my entire life. For most of my youth and early 20s, though, I was pretty healthy. When I had my daughter in my...

This past week has been pretty busy with freelance copyediting projects. When I’m copyediting, I have to spend a lot of time looking up...

I’ve now written and submitted three short stories to three different outlets. And now the waiting game begins. For one of those, I was...

There are so many things to learn on this freelancing journey that I’m embarking on. From the many job boards, some of which require you...

One of the things that I’m really loving about freelancing at the moment is the variety of projects that I’m getting to work on or...

Now that I’m back from vacation, I’ve returned to the daily rhythms of job searching and improving my skills. Today, after putting out...

Well, we’re at the end of our vacation, and I’m definitely ready to go home. I’m looking forward to being in my own comfortable bed and...

During my down time on vacation, I have fully jumped into writing short stories and exploring how to find places to submit my stories....

Today, my husband and I visited the city of Santa Fe in New Mexico. It is a city full of amazing colors and beauty and art. All of the...

What does going on vacation mean to you? When I was working full time, vacation meant sleeping without the alarm and visiting new and...