Creativity Through Chaos #Writing
My Facebook page is chaos. My twitter feed is chaos. Check out a news outlet—all chaos. So, how does that help you as a writer? Because everyone is looking for that next fresh idea. No one wants to...
View ArticleHere’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares — Me
About a week ago, when I released Anthony, I got a text from a friend I hadn’t heard from in a while. Last I knew, he was in a great relationship, doing well with a personal training/nutrition coaching...
View ArticleWhy Would Leather and Happiness be Mutually Exclusive?
Boy lacing my boots at IML So, I had a friend over the other night for dinner and we were talking about me moving to the suburbs when my lease was up. It’s no secret that my boyfriend and I are moving...
View ArticleColoring #NotJustForKids
I’ve colored all my life. As a child, I spent hours coloring in cheap books printed on paper recycled from recycled paper. They were barely bound, badly drawn, and totally addictive. My favorites were...
View ArticleA Fond Farewell
Brandon Witt, JP Barnaby, & Jared Rackler I suppose this should start with “it’s with a heavy heart that I must share with you…” but, it isn’t. My publication journey started seven years ago with a...
View ArticleTask Completed: 30 Books
My friend John explained his New Year’s Resolutions as more of a to-do list for 2016 rather than things he wishes to do. There’s a difference between attainable goals and wishful thinking. So, I made a...
View ArticleWorst Case Scenario
I’d always planned to continue the blog here after my retirement, but only when I had something worth sharing. Coming up with topic after topic, week after week, forcing content wasn’t something I...
View ArticleSo Very Thankful
This morning, I woke to an email from a good friend letting me know that she’d lost one of her pups. She was a good ol’ girl, 105 when she passed and had led a long happy life. As I was reading, a...
View ArticleA Turning Point for JP Barnaby
Have you ever used a View Master? Do you remember those? Snap in a round cardboard circle of pictures and look through the lens to see cartoons or far off places. For years, I felt like my life had...
View ArticleA Harsh Truth
In 2015, a doctor in Atlanta found the first depression medication to ever work for me. In December of that year, we hit upon a sweet spot in the dosage and my life began to change. Depression...
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