Origin Stories: Curiosity Killed The Cat
As both a curious person and a cat lover, it’s no surprise that I’ve heard the phrase “curiosity killed the cat” more times than I can count…
Fables: Part 3
Three fables: The Sun and The Moon, The Dairy Cow, and The Shepherd and The Sheep.
2024: The Year of False Starts
Existence is particularly unbearable first thing in the morning…
Origin Stories: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Growing up, Christmas time was always celebrated by a warm cup of hot chocolate and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer playing on the television…
Origin Stories: Neck of the Woods
The first time I heard the expression “your neck of the woods” was from Al Roker on NBC Today when I was very young…
Origin Stories: Cotton-Eyed Joe
I am a simple woman. I think “Where did this story come from?” Then I think: “Where did it go? Where did you come from, Cotton-Eyed Joe?”
3 More Fables
A few months ago, I wrote three western-themed fables. Since then, I’ve written three more…
A Collection of Quotes
When I was a freshman in college, I had a professor who gifted me a notebook...
The Crying Woman
I have an image in my head—a statue of a crying woman. This is her story...
