For the February issue of the GGMG Magazine, I volunteered to write a piece about my mom and caregiving. The issue was covering caregivers from various perspectives and I offered to write about how my mom, the ultimate 'mom's mom', has become someone … [Continue reading]
My writing coach and friend tells me that feeling nauseous and unsettled about writing is par for the course. She assures me that the anxious feeling I get about meeting my goal of being published, and about having my writing in print, is normal. Not … [Continue reading]
When I was 10 years old, I used to load a clean tape in my cassette recorder and set out on Wilhelmina Street to record adventures. I imagined myself a tour guide on the wild untamed streets of suburbia. Every day I told a new story or interviewed a … [Continue reading]
She knew she shouldn’t close her eyes, but she couldn’t help it. Just like when she found herself in the car with a really bad driver, sometimes Maxine just couldn’t take it. So she closed her eyes for a second or longer, letting the panic wash over … [Continue reading]
I am the youngest of five children, four girls and one boy. Growing up I watched my sisters get ready to go to school, go on dates or to dances, and I watched them with my mom. It was traumatizing and I swore that if I ever had kids, I wouldn't want … [Continue reading]