I lost my friend, my literary agent, and my religion in a few weeks. I was at a loss as to where my book would land…

I lost my friend, my literary agent, and my religion in a few weeks. I was at a loss as to where my book would land…
As I write this, more than 10 full-time home health care positions exist within a mile of my location and there is no one to fill them.
It was only days after my official autism diagnosis that I felt compelled to download and install an app I had sworn never to. For many months, I had been … Continue reading Luered to TikTok for Advocacy
During my poetry class, we were given an assignment to write two contrasting poems about the same substance. One of the poems was to be completely literal. No figurative language … Continue reading Contrasts of a Confection
In spite of the fact I was living with no running water and only the sparsely-available electricity of a small solar panel in a fifth-wheel I called ‘home’ with a husband as temporary as the broken-down RV, I applied to Southern New Hampshire University…
The day after my 51st birthday at 6:19 pm, I was sitting at my dining room table contemplating what I should make for dinner. I nearly jumped out of my … Continue reading Awareness
A couple of days ago I signed the first rental lease I have signed in over 15 years. I was handed the keys to a small one bedroom apartment in … Continue reading A Home of My Own
Thirty-one years ago I went to college. As I have previously written, I did not finish either that time or the time after that. When I had my community college … Continue reading No Longer Unfinished
For the last six months I struggled with the decision whether to continue into a graduate program or to be satisfied with the Bachelor of Arts that I will be … Continue reading Continuing My Education
In North Carolina, I was met with the proof of a fact that I had no way of knowing when I began my journey towards graduating from Southern New Hampshire … Continue reading Making Our Mark