Writing is a release from stress. There is something very grounding about putting words together.
I am at heart a writer. At times, this has seemed like a hooker referring to herself as a public relations expert.
I have never not written, since the age of about 5 when I learned I could preserve a thought [...]

David and I have four dogs, which necessitates the completion of a very homely task several times a week. We grab plastic bags (two apiece), and head for the yard. One bag, goes on a hand, and the other is for the collection of what the dogs have left behind.
When the grass is somewhat long, or [...]