Growing up, when my extended family got together we got into fights. We’d gather, set potluck dishes anywhere they’d fit, maybe even watch a little of the holiday parade on TV while we waited for everyone to show up…

It’s been a hard week, regardless of what news channel you watch. This weekend I stumbled upon a Superman movie on TV, one of the newer versions…

My sister is a teacher. At the end of every school year she cleans out her classroom and at the next beginning year she rebuilds it. In the middle there, in the summer, she cleans out her house. I imagine most teachers have this same routine…

I hit my pinnacle in Grade School. No kidding. I was smart and organized and I had all these great ideas and energy to put into those ideas. Yes, the world was my oyster and anything was possible. And I knew it…

Over time we start telling ourselves we didn’t need those dreams after all. And eventually: What dreams?

This is a street fair every Thursday in the summer months in Rochester.

Going to a place anytime you close your eyes. A trick from a writing retreat…

Putting so much effort into what you want to say, and then having a realization…

If I can’t spell a word, I won’t say it…

The past can sometimes feel like it’s just a timeline with stories stuck to it at random places.

I’m thinking of the line from Our Town main character Emily says, “Does anyone ever realize life while they live it?  Every, every minute?”

The view above the clouds is marvelous and breathtaking. Air travel allows a person to see that the notion of glory is still there…

On the Merry-Go-Round of life, it’s important to choose your animal wisely…

I’m often asked what made me want to write a book. Time after time, I found that question strange but I couldn’t pinpoint why…

Creative writers have a way of writing stories in our heads while observing the world…