*steps up on soap box*

The other day, I was reading one of my favorite Medium writers, Linda Caroll. If you haven’t read her work before, she writes in a friendly, chatty tone while generously dotting her posts with brilliant tips for new writers; especially those who are new to…

If you’re dreaming of swimming through gravy rivers on mountains of perfectly whipped mashed potatoes, all balanced delicately on an overflowing plate of Thanksgiving food, then hey, what’s up? You’re my people.

But beyond eating mashed potatoes, what is there to say? You might think the tuber is about as…

When I was growing up, everyone in my house got their very own pie for Thanksgiving. But before you gasp, there were only three of us, so it wasn’t an outrageous amount of pie to eat. I always requested pumpkin pie for what I think are obvious reasons. …

I have a theory that if we can get everyone on Medium to stop clicking on the crap writing advice then it will finally stop choking up my newsfeed.

Here’s the thing about writing. You will not become famous or rich doing this type of work. At least, not overnight…

I have a near-zero drama life. It isn’t quite zero because I have three kids, and they love to drag their drama around my house like dirty laundry and empty cups, but they’ll learn. …

There are a few items on my Things To Do list that never seem to get crossed off. I’m sure plenty of others have a similar problem; you want to feel organized and see your workload decrease. But when it comes to getting around to finishing these little tasks like…

When I was a kid, I had this friend who was convinced that she could see ghosts. …

One time, when I was in the third or fourth grade, my little sister and I were waiting at the school bus stop on a street corner with a group of neighborhood kids. As we waited for the bright yellow bus to round the corner onto our street, an older…