Growing Seasons

Growing seasons come and go. They can be splendid and lead to high yields. Or inconsistent and disappointing. Most are …

Faulty Roots and Weeds

When you have seven older sisters, three older brothers, and two younger brothers, not only are you child #11, you …

Once a Poet, Always a Poet

Poetry was the primary style that brought words out of my head and heart for decades. I gained self-knowledge in …

The Writer Within

I have been writing for forty years. It started with a few poems and being given a diary when I …

Alcohol: The Truth as I Knew It

The Truth I started Drinking When I was Fourteen I liked it By the time I was sixteen I loved …

Finding Alcohol

Already insecure, uncertain, and feeling awkward in my own skin, I started drinking in my freshman year of high school. …

The Starting Line

Always having been a physically active child, outside playing ball or tag with my siblings, running was just a natural …

Blooming Late Started Early

To understand late, I had to look at early. Early on in my life, many seeds were planted. Some survived …

Labeled Lovingly

Late bloomer. I have lovingly called myself one for a long time. Better late than never. Better to have chances …