Footloose is one of my favorite movies, and so is its titular song. But for the last four years, every time I hear the song, I’m filled with deep regret. It also reminds me of two things: One of my most embarrassing dance floor moments That I still haven’t lookedContinue Reading
People have been threatening to leave the U.S. for the last what? At least three elections? Maybe even more? I certainly threatened to move in 2020 if Trump won re-election. Thankfully, that didn’t happen. But it did this time, and I vowed if it did, I’d leave America. I’m notContinue Reading
In February I received word that my story, “How to Conjure the Spirit of Charles Dickens in the Haunted Mirror at the Omni Parker House” had been accepted for The Feminine Macabre, a new all-women, nonfiction anthology that Amanda Woomer from Spook Eats was developing. Well, The Feminine Macabre: AContinue Reading
In late September of 2019 I came off the tennis court, sat down, went to swing my left leg out and…ouch. What was that pain? I’ve had wonky knees for years. Since my early teens. Arthritis. First felt it when I was 14 during my figure skating years. What wouldContinue Reading
My excitement has been ramped up for weeks now about today’s solar eclipse. But just how cool will it be? As awe-inspiring as the shuttle launch we once saw? As breathtaking as Alaska’s glaciers? Today’s the say I’ll get answers to my questions. I’m nervous I won’t be as impressedContinue Reading