
Matters of Life and Steph: “Brownie Points”- Musings from a Children’s Writer
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

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,

Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.” While Napoleon’s glory ultimately gave way to his exile, he does make an excellent

As a child, I realized pretty early on which subjects I liked the most in school. Physical education and recess obviously topped the list. But

As we barrel towards Labor Day (waaah!), I’ve been thinking about some of my favorite summer vacations from childhood. My family was fortunate to have

As I get older, I become less and less of a “birthday” person. Maybe it’s because I now fall into the category of “middle aged”

“Thank you for always going above and beyond;” “Your hard work is exemplary;” and “Your enthusiasm is contagious.” These were words that managers never said

At the age of nine, I once told to a child, “We’re gonna dump you in the river!” Now, before you start thinking I was

I have previously written about some of the less-than-intelligent things I’ve done as a child. I’ve held off on sharing one particular gem from my