Have you ever met someone who was so intriguing, so outrageous and/or so impenitent that you weren’t quite sure how they could actually exist? As an author, I am often asked how real my characters are, or if they are all just figments of my ever rampant imagination. Well, I Read more…
In assessment and overview of the recent macro-climate in the world over the past 365 days (give or take), Oxford Dictionary has recently named “Toxic” as its Word of The Year. Though not surprising, what with the literal and metaphoric rise in poisonous political demagoguery, malevolent attitudes toward migrants and Read more…
I think it is safe to say that we all understand–at least on a basic level–that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but are also very conscious of the fact that it is easier than one may think for things that are out of sight to eventually become out of Read more…
We Hold These Truths. Repeat that phrase. Again. Like the evocative words that Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence championed (if you can overlook the overt fact that those same words weren’t drafted to include people who either looked like me or had my lady parts), there are just some things Read more…
It’s a timeless tale. You Meet. You Engage. You Toil. You Diverge. You Fallout. You Disconnect. Oftentimes as humans, when we find ourselves at our wits end from either a personal or professional association, we begin to look for signs and clues to indicate where things could have gone Read more…
As I confirmed the hour-long appointment with my technician to have one of my car tires replaced yesterday, I contemplated what I would do to pass those minutes, since I was certain that sitting in the repair shop was not on my list of effectual time usage. Realizing that I Read more…
For as long as there’s been engagement between the sexes, society has embraced the manifestation of a relational construct where men have been established as the stronger and more dominant sex to women. This ideology has even paved the way for women to be viewed as fairer (re: weaker), less Read more…
I watched a news feature this morning that highlighted a Milwaukee Public Transit Bus Driver who regularly left his post to assist a blind patron in crossing a busy street laden with detours and construction barriers to his destination. Keep in mind that this act occurred despite the fact that Read more…
For as patriotic as so many of us in the United States have (re)affirmed ourselves to be (as of late), I found it rather interesting when chatting it up with my Target cashier this morning how not only was she not scheduled to get off from work early today, but Read more…
It seems that no matter where we turn lately, very heated discourse concerning border security, asylum seeking and immigration is sure to follow. And while many people would like to believe that the wave of emigrants fleeing war-torn locales like Syria, or desperate conditions in South and Central America is Read more…