My 3rd grade son handed me this poem very nonchalantly yesterday.  “I wrote it in class,” he explained. I was blown away. Dark departs, daytime ends. An abyss is made again. Rocks surround me. Knowing what to do, creeping around the monster. Now it hears me! I run ’till I can’t. End of the world, [...]

What would a 19th century American essayist, philosopher, poet, and leading Transcendentalist know about blogging? Quite a bit, it seems. In my teens I discovered the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson and immediately fell in love with the golden nuggets of individualist wisdom found amongst some otherwise dense writings.  He seemed to recognize in me [...]

Twice in 2009 I had the unique opportunity to have my name in print media.  Sure, I put myself out there all over the internet, but there’s something just a little special (and very humbling) about PRINT.  In January a story of mine appeared in the blog book “Something Cleverish,” a compilation of stories put [...]

So, the April edition of the online parenting magazine Root & Sprout is now live. You really should go read the ENTIRE edition, but if – by chance – you’d like to jump to my submissions, they are: Teaching Tweens and Teens How To Be Self-Sufficient and Review:  Cool Sets Sleepwear Please go check it [...]

I recently joined a wonderful group of Mormon women online at the website Modern Molly Mormon.  They are a perfect mix (for me) of thoughtful, striving, faithful women in the gospel.  No snarkyness or cattiness here – but plenty of excellent food for thought and encouragement to strengthen your testimony. I’ve become a regular contributor, [...]

I labored over this article for weeks before I was finally satisfied with it.  If you’re of a literary mind, I invite you to check out February’s issue of Estella’s Revenge, and draw special attention to my column, Families in Fiction.  This month I wrote about African American families in fiction (in honor of Black [...]

Please go check out this month’s issue of the online parenting magazine, Root & Sprout.  I wrote an article for the “Blossoms” section entitled, “Is Your Kid’s Best Friend a Bad Influence?”  The current format of Root & Sprout does not allow for comments on the articles, but feel free to come back here and [...]

Some extremely personal things do not translate well to blogs.  Say…like…the passion you might have for a book you’re reading.  And how you think every living, breathing, reading mammal should buy it.  In reevaluating where I invest my time, I have decided to ixnay my week-long series, in light of the fact that…well…let’s just say [...]

My name is now officially in print. Starting today, the blog book Something Cleverish is available for purchase or download.  Myself and 42 other bloggers share funny stories of life and parenting and whatnot, with all proceeds of the sales going to the Nie Recovery Fund. The cover is lovely, the stories will make you [...]

My horn and I would like to direct you to another writing endeavor of mine. This one can be found at: I’m writing a new monthly column there called Families in Fiction.  Check it out! Tweet This Post