I recently learned that, as a child of the 1970’s, I was raised free-range. It makes for healthy chickens, and probably healthy humans too. Back then, free-range moms opened their legs and […]
Just kidding. I’m not counting anything. It’s too hot. The end of summer can’t come soon enough. During these long, slow, steamy days, the skunk vine invading our back yard grows better […]
Can you tell me a story, ChaptGPT? Ugh. A collective shudder, especially for writers, as we stare into the screen and hear the monotone recitation of our work. The fear of AI, […]
If I had one takeaway from our trip to, and our time in Spain, it’s to contradict the old adage–when it comes to European travel, it is not the journey, it is the destination.
The cicadas have just begun to sing in West Virginia, yet for many students and teachers in the U.S., it’s already “Back to School” time. In some ways, getting ready to go […]
1. Set aside unbroken blocks of time to chain yourself to your computer. Physical Therapist: Okay, how’s the sciatica? Me: Horrible. I’m having a real setback. Physical Therapist: I thought we were […]
The beauty of therapy is having someone to talk with when our problems, conflicts, sadness, insecurities, and general unhappiness overwhelm us. My ideal therapist would be someone with compassion who can lead […]
Hi, my name is Lisa and I’m in my third year as president of the Upper Suncoast Dog Training Club. That means, basically, I drink and I throw things. Frisbees, tennis balls, […]
I’ve been thinking about this post for months. A week ago, I started to think in more specific ways about it. I planned to post yesterday, but I didn’t. Why? Because I […]
When I type, my fingers fly across the keyboard making musical clicking sounds. My task this time is to transcribe an eight-thousand-word printed manuscript into a Word document for editing. My fingers […]
The Gloria Sirens 