non-fiction
I had the privilege of meeting Nelson Mandela in person once, but before I write about the experience I want to tell you why that was important to me. I vividly remember the first time I heard the word apartheid. It was my sophomore year of high school and I was in my global social … More A Legacy of Peace
Sadly, I’ve never read a book by Joan Didion. She’s arguably one of the best known and much heralded novelists of our time. I own at least two of her books and I’ve thought about reading them several times, especially The Year of Magical Thinking. She’s also a transplanted New Yorker who loves New York, … More Writer = God or Vessel?
I was a little kid in school the first time I ever heard that play on words. The phrase always comes back to me during the month of October and reminds me of my Mother, Annie. It was on October 30, 1998 that a brassy female Doctor called me down to my Mother’s hospital room. … More Denial ain’t nothing but a river.
Movie Sound Bites (MSB) are real conversations after the flick. For a more in-depth description of MSB or it’s cast of characters click and read this first: What are LJ’s Movie Sound Bites? Cast of Characters: LJ — Blogger, Mom, Baby Boomer, and Movie Addict; Ms. Z. — High School Junior and would be actor; Ms. H. — High School Junior and film student. Warning there … More Movie Sound Bites: CARRIE (2013)
I recently debated with a friend the benefit of saving words I’d put on paper but couldn’t use for the writing project I was working on. A very talented author in her own right, she urged me not to throw anything I’d written away. My friend made the convincing argument that nothing written was wasted. … More Why Write Now?
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