I began writing to combat loneliness. This might seem strange because writing itself is a lonely affair. But after I left my job of twelve years and moved out of state to stay home to raise my young children, I had to start over: new town, new friends, new purpose. Bringing life to characters who […]
Words have power. I feel that power whenever I sit down to put my thoughts into an understandable form. I love language and the ability of some to string words together in a way that thrills your heart while encouraging people to think, to question, to dream. I believe in the power of story—whether those […]
Writing is a place I go. The journey starts with a deep breath that pushes out all other places, places of rush and to-do lists and expectations of others. My writing-place then starts to come alive. I fly over the forests of my creation and take in the world. It’s always the same path, the […]
Nothing excites me as much as writing. When I was a child, I’d lie on my bed and dream up poems relevant to what was going on in my life at the time. Sometimes my writing was happy, and other times, it was incredibly sad. When my dog died, the poetry echoed the despair I felt, […]
I like to joke that my Muse tricked me into being a writer, slyly pushing against my longstanding blocks until, suddenly, I was a writer and there was no turning back. Growing up, you see, I never viewed myself as creative and could never imagine wanting to be a writer. Now, of course, I can’t […]
The healing power of written words revealed itself to me in my early thirties. I was heartbroken by someone I loved and the physical and emotional pain was unbearable. During those times of seclusion, as I spent days and nights in bed mourning my loss, my only companions were my iPad, my index finger, and […]
I’ve always had a love affair with the power of words. Words can build us up or tear us down in seconds. Whichever way they are used, there are lifelong ramifications for all who read or hear them. As a victim of child sexual abuse, I know all too well how harsh, unkind words can […]
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