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Category: Deep Thoughts

  • Why I Write

    “What does it take to lead a creative life?” This was a question asked and explored by the author and creator of #1000wordsofsummer, Jami Attenberg. She was the final speaker (of a dozen in the publishing industry) at the 2025 Deep Dive Virtual Retreat I attended over the weekend. The lineup of presenters that two →

  • The Eleventh Hour: Tick Tock for TikTok

    It is the Eleventh Hour. Time is running out. “Tick Tock,” goes the clock for TikTok. I am here not to defend nor condemn this wildly popular app. If what we are hearing and reading in the news, in a very short amount of time all of Americans who have the app on their devices →

  • More Than Just Stuff

    I never imagined that I’d be so grateful to have the temperature outside rise to 35 degrees, and have clean running water inside a house full of memorable things I cherish. But this is what I am feeling. Today. Over the last four days, I have run the gamut of thoughts and feelings. What was →

  • Man Bites Dog

    “If it bleeds, it leads” is what I heard applied to news stories. I think we can all agree that it takes much less these days to make news. One inappropriate comment on a late night talk show gets as much press coverage as a catastrophic hurricane. I learned about another journalism bit of wisdom →

  • I Know What You’re Thinking

    I know what is on the top of your mind as we turn the calendar to August. It is not the record heat (which has been keeping us indoors longer than a frigid winter). It is not the presidential election (with all of the noise and moving pieces). It’s not the medaling athletes making their →

  • Chicken Noodle Soup Does the Trick (and makes you feel loved)

    One week ago I was riding high on the wave of creative inspiration until that wave crashed. Shortly after viewing the Solar Eclipse with my husband in our protective eyewear, my body started to feel different. It was the beginning of April. I had not gotten sick one time in this calendar year. The tell →

  • Erma Bombeck Might Have Cured My Cancel Pleasure Condition

    I am here in Dayton, Ohio, at the Erma Bombeck Writers Workshop. If I wait until it is over to write a recap of the weekend, then it is sure to be too long. I will divide it up. Day One was pretty cool, and I will tell you three reasons why. The last part →

  • A Solar Eclipse and A Special Dog

    We are just a couple weeks away from something amazing taking place. I am not just referring to the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop that I am attending in Dayton, Ohio. That will indeed be amazing and only comes along every two years. Far more rare is the Solar Eclipse that will be on Monday, April →

  • Happy International Women’s Day!

    I want to kick off Women’s History Month by sharing with my readers the piece I wrote last year focusing on the impact of gathering with other women. At the time I wrote it I was coming off of two special getaways with friends. Then later in that same year I wrote about traveling with →

  • Love is in the Air

    (4 minute read) Happy Valentine’s Day! I interrupt your day running errands (buying cards, candy or flowers) with a little update. Love is in the air! Not sure how that happened so quickly because I just put away all of our Christmas decorations the other day. Do I even bring out the Valentines wreath and →