
Matters of Life and Steph: “A Whale of a Time”- Musings from a Children’s Writer
Stories from my colorful (and slightly checkered?) employment history are among my favorite blogs to write. I would rank my college internship at a local

Stories from my colorful (and slightly checkered?) employment history are among my favorite blogs to write. I would rank my college internship at a local

School picture day is a childhood rite of passage that forever captures who you are at that moment in time. For some—maybe if you’d just

The urge to compare ourselves to others has both genetic and evolutionary roots based on survival. Similarly, within a family unit, the tendency to compare

If you’re lucky, the path you’re meant to take in life is clear. When it’s not, sometimes the process of elimination can help. The process

Although it seems like a slam-dunk topic for a “life lessons from childhood” blog, I have yet to write about any family pets from adolescence.

Some of the best life lessons I learned when I was younger didn’t come from what I learned in school or a book. Instead, they

For many adolescents, one of the hallmarks of turning sixteen is getting a driver’s license. A driver’s license symbolizes freedom. It offers opportunity. It means

If it had been up to me, I would’ve spent all my free time during childhood playing sports or writing. But in the interest of

Since its college decision season for many high schoolers, I got to reminiscing about my college experiences at Binghamton University. As loyal blog readers may

There are few common illnesses worse to catch when you’re a child—and frankly, as an adult—than the stomach virus, aka The Tummy Tornado. Sure, colds

Even though it feels like Thanksgiving was just yesterday, we’re now on the tail end of the holiday season. Oh, the stress of finding that

There’s a saying that fashion comes and goes, but style is forever. Depending on how extensively you want to research who said this (for me,