An open letter: Have faith in your art

Dear You, I don’t know where in the world you are right now, where your head is at or where your heart is, for that matter. I do know this, you have a gift that you may sometimes wish you didn’t have. Something deep inside of your heart soars when you take what is storming … More An open letter: Have faith in your art

The Nest Book Club: The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer

Josie Browning has big dreams: to be a stellar journalist, the guy she’s crushing on to notice her and to keep her perfect academic record. But she’d have to get through interning at the glossy fashion magazine Sash first. This is the kind of YA (Young Adult Fiction) book I love reading while I’m curled … More The Nest Book Club: The Intern by Gabrielle Tozer

A fall from grace

I once considered myself a writer, with artistry at the tip of my pen and real ink on my fingertips. Sentences were carefully constructed. Words were expertly chosen, built on solid foundations of active verbs. Adjectives embellished the nouns, sparingly, and conveyed tone. However, somewhere over the years, the peers of the ten-year-old became my … More A fall from grace