01 May, 2016

— Share with people who have earned the right to hear your story. — Brene Brown

The First Winter Snow - Richard Brautigan Oh, pretty girl, you have trapped yourself in the wrong body. Twenty extra pounds hang like a lumpy tapestry on your perfect mammal nature. Three months ago you were like a deer staring at the first winter snow. Now Aphrodite...

01 May, 2016

Kathy Berles Duisterhof Not at all coincidentally I believe, just four days prior to receiving this writing task I popped into Fresh Thyme Farmers Market on Burton Street, located just east of Breton, where the former Michigan Athletic Club used to be. It was a Friday...

27 April, 2016

When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways — either by losing hope and falling into destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. -Dalai Lama In 2015, I was diagnosed with Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), stemming from several...

26 April, 2016

Historic Jackson Square, originally known in the 18th century as "Place d'Armes," is a must-experience attraction found right in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans. For over a half-century, there has been an open-air artist colony that sets up at Jackson Square. Local artists paint,...

01 April, 2016