We lost our pup last week. He was almost 13, in a breed that usually lives 12-14 years, and I am so grateful he spent all his years with us....

This month I'm writing one post for each letter of the alphabet, all on the theme of "Letters to Dead Writers." You can see...

Well, that went fast. Eighteen years sounds like a long time, but when you spend it raising a daughter, it goes by in a blink. I delivered...

Sylvia Plath was the beginning of awareness for me about the tangled relationship between creativity and mental health wellness. Her sui...

http://racereadycoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/disappointment-sign.jpg I had a big disappointment a week or so ago. I found a g...

Goodbye, 2015. You were a great year, and a terrible year for me and mine. In some ways, I will remember you fondly; in others, I'll be ...

Independence Day always makes me think of my grandfather who was a WWII vet. This week for #SaturdayScenes, I bring you a poem I wrote about...

My Uncle Don died recently. Actually, it's probably the third or fourth time that he died, but this time he meant it. Another of my ...

Having just finished a big rewrite, I'm having a little trouble making myself focus on my new WIP, so here's a bit of Flash Fict...

I'm participating in another flash fiction project this month. +Becket Morgan put it together for the + Flash Fiction Project . This ti...