“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” -Ernest Hemingway When I first started writing with the intent of others reading my words, I didn’t get why writers were stereotyped as such tortured souls. Back then, over a decade ago, the sentences flew from my heart [...]
It was a week when many questioned how far we have actually come in the fight for gender equality. The news became the news as the firing of New York Times editor Jill Abramson took center stage in the press, not so much for the “what” but more for the “why.” And everything from Abramson’s [...]
One of the most interesting aspects of social media is the ability to play witness to other people’s lives throughout the year. Through Facebook, I have peeked in on holidays, birthdays, dinners, dances and family vacations of my “friends,” with each post offering a sense of how similar or different we all are. Today on [...]
Over the last week, I probably handed out $100 in cash between my two sons to cover various activities. If they are headed out with friends, I always want to be certain they have spending money – enough for them and a little extra in case another kid comes up short. “I want change!” I [...]
