I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. Making resolutions feels like setting myself up to fail. For one, there is no guarantee that what I find important on January 1 is going to remain important, and secondly, I can’t foresee the curveballs life…
What I Learned When I Got Brave and Shared My Medium Story After I wrote my sixth story on Medium, I decided to share it on my Facebook account. Being a story about my first visit to a local concert…
It’s Never Too Late to Try Something New At 48, I decided I wanted to learn to play guitar — or so I thought. Over the past two years, I watched my son get bit by the music bug, begin teaching…
Is a First-Time Visit Worth it After Missing the Eighties? It took me until 2023 to venture into Harpos, the iconic Detroit club that seemingly everyone had visited during the 80s and 90s. Despite calling Michigan home for the past thirteen…
I woke from a dream. One where my youngest boy was a toddler again. That brief phase of sweet-smelling heads, snuggling against your cheek. He’s a little boy who loves his mama and knows he’ll love her forever. Every time…
Have you seen any good shows lately? By “show,” I mean a music performance, a concert, a live band on a large stage or a small one. Have you joined the crowd in cheering and singing along, that smile spreading…
Embracing Motherhood October in St. Louis felt like summer. If it weren’t for the calendar proof, you wouldn’t know it was autumn. In 2005, I was in the best health of my life. Physically strong, and with a diet packed…
Friendship with my Ex-Husband “If you want to sing out, sing out… and if you want to be free, be free.” This was the song running through my head as I approached the courthouse on the morning of my divorce.…