Monday, April 28, 2014. He stabbed the cork and twisted clockwise. Time stops in a hotel. A stranger arrived next to me. The Girl on the Fridge. Standing in the kitchen, my back to him, Jones pushed his fist into the knot in my shoulder.

A quote from my favorite author. The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze. Monday, July 20, 2015. There is something about taking a road trip in the Midwest that makes me feel, well, more like me. Perhaps it has to do with my family having lived in the Chicago suburbs with a lake house in the Northwoods of Wisconsin beginning when I was in 5. Having expected a dreary, rainy journey, my eyes were thirsty for the sunshine, blue skies, and brilliant greenery I experienced instead.

Always Authentic, Not Always Appropriate. Friday, April 3, 2015. What Should She Look Like? An Open Letter to ABC. On Friday, April 3. During this segment, a woman by the name of Genevieve falsely claimed she had an emotional illness in order to obtain an ESA.

English Language Arts Educator and slice of life blogger.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Inspired by the March Slice of Life Challenge I have a couple ideas spinning in my head that I will be trying out within the next week. Reading books, talking about books, sharing books with friends! My librarian was gracious enough to stay after school with me and get everything set up for my students. I shared this idea with my Lib.

Sunday, March 17, 2013. As long-time restaurant servers, the boyfriend and I are mellow, understanding diners. Wait staff, in return, always seem to be able to sniff out our 20 plus years of combined apron slavery and are friendly. Yet somehow last week, we managed to provoke a very different response from a server.