Taking Time Off For Fun
In the next week, I will be taking each one of the kids out of school for our annual "hooky day with Mom" event. We all look forward to this day - them because they get a full day away from school just to have a little fun, and me because I get quality, uninterrupted, one-on-one time with each...
Do Schools Kill Creativity?
One of the great joys of my job as a writer is the opportunity I have to connect with other writers and creative thinkers. Social media has made this ability to connect nearly seamless, and I find myself grateful and in awe of the people I can interact with on a day to day basis online. Some of...
Adventures in Risk Taking
As a 20 year old college student living alone in Kiev, Ukraine, I had my fair share of alone time to explore. I loved every second of that independence, though I fear that I gave the Ukrainian couple I was living with a heart attack or five during that semester abroad. I never said "no" to an...
The Creative World
He woke early, the impending sunrise giving the morning sky just a hint of grey, a sign that life would soon rise and begin the daily dance. He moved through the motions of dressing, then made his way to the kitchen where the smell of coffee greeted him with gentle grace, pushing away some of...
