Matters of Life and Steph: “Are You For Real?”- Musings from a Children’s Writer
When I was younger, I remember that I desperately wanted to be like everyone else. I wanted to fit in, rather than stand out. Like
When I was younger, I remember that I desperately wanted to be like everyone else. I wanted to fit in, rather than stand out. Like
In 55 A.D., the Roman poet Juvenal wrote about the way in which physical and mental health are connected, touting the ideal of a “healthy
I have a secret to share with you in today’s blog: I have been a fugitive of the law since I was thirteen years old.
“He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.” If I were still a child, upon hearing that quote from Jonathan Swift, I’m sure
As J.R.R. Tolkien once wrote “shortcuts make long delays.” Never was that statement truer than on a camping trip when I was ten years old.
One of my happiest childhood memories is going to a Yankees game when I was eleven years old. If you asked me today, I couldn’t
There are some memories you never forget from your childhood. As an adult, you can probably still recall certain smells, sounds, and feelings from some
Basic instincts Today’s post ranks up there as one of my most scarring childhood memories. It’s a story that is both sad yet also terribly
The road to success is paved in failure For this blog post, I won’t be traveling as far back into my childhood as I normally
A bone to pick I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that we’ve all made at least one poor choice (though probably many more)
Money to burn Like many college students, I didn’t have a lot of extra money. During my senior year, thanks to a low paying internship,
You can’t pick your siblings, but you can pick a fight I’m sure that when I was born, my parents hoped my older sister, Andrea,