10 Jun Love in Every Color
I want to tell you about Ruby. When I was little, I lived in a suburb of New York City. Mind you, I lived in the wealthy white area of this suburb. Still, I fondly recall my mother taking me to visit Ruby. She was a...
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22 Feb America’s Great Sin
Why yes, I AM still alive. Thanks for asking. I’ve been in a burrow of sorts, writing a book proposal, writing query letters, and making sure my manuscript is as close to perfect as it can be. Also, I’ve been managing the plethora of snow...
01 Nov “Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again.”
Nearly a year ago I posted on Facebook that I was sending a proposal to an agent. The following week, I received what felt like a curt rejection and promptly retreated into my shell to lick my wounds. I am . . . I think...
21 Sep Birthdays on the Plantation
It’s birthday season in our house again! We have other holiday seasons. Why can’t we have birthday season? In our family, it begins in mid-September and ends in mid-October. [caption id="attachment_16865" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo Credit: April Olivia Roskos[/caption] Birthdays are kind of a big deal around here....
18 Aug Thoughts on Racism . . .
The more I read about it, the more confused I become about what exactly happened in Charlottesville last weekend. I was blissfully unaware, away from the television and computer for four full days. I think I only looked at my phone once on Saturday, and...