Anyone familiar with me knows I had a less than perfect relationship with my mother. I don’t blame either of us. We both led difficult lives, though I will not delve into that in this post. I had no preconceived ideas as to what I may or may not feel…

Several years ago, I published the story of my life growing up in the Jehovah’s Witness religion and marrying and abuser. Last year, after a traumatic event, I unpublished it along with some other works. Recently, I made the decision to update and republish and I will admit that I…

No one will disagree that these past couple of years have been a complete nightmare thanks to the Covid-19 virus. More for some than others. For many, the whole mask and vaccination issue seems to be the most tragic inconvenience they have ever experienced in their entire life. People have…

The Rest of Me A novel about love and starting over. Luke was the love of Renee’s life until until an unexpected turn of events tore them apart which she would not learn about until more than twenty years later, forever changing the course of her life.

Alyssa stood at the corner of 53rd street and Fifth Avenue, attempting to hail a cab for almost five minutes before one finally slowed to a stop in front of her. “About time.” She muttered to herself. She hopped into the passenger side back seat and shut the door when…

I recently read an article written by a woman about how much she hates her step kids and in this article she proceeded to list the reasons why she felt this way. She actually used the word “hate” in the title which I thought was a tad harsh. Of course…

***Recently, while going through the family home after losing my mother to Covid, I came across the writing of my great-grandmother, Minnie Louise Bumphrey, who was a published writer and poet. Over the next few days I will be sharing her works on my blog. *** This piece was written…

Just a Bum ***Recently, while going through the family home after losing my mother to Covid, I came across the writing of my great-grandmother, Minnie Louise Bumphrey, who was a published writer and poet. Over the next few days I will be sharing her works on my blog.*** He walked…

The Television ***Recently, while going through the family home after losing my mother to Covid, I came across the writing of my great-grandmother, Minnie Louise Bumphrey, who was a published writer and poet. Over the next few days I will be sharing her works on my blog. …