Volume III / Issue 10 — 20 July 2022 I have always been a writer, even when I didn’t think of myself as one. In high school, I used to write my friends notes that lasted for pages as I…
When All Else Fails
Volume III / Issue 9 — 7 June 2022 I’ve recently had a fair number of conversations with people about failure. Not sure why, but it’s in the air. Failure, it seems, is a taboo word. We don’t discuss it.…
Empowering Voices
Volume III / Issue 8 — 24 May 2022 What is your power? If you’re a writer, your power is your voice. Historically, most works of fiction have used the power struggle of “good vs. evil” as the primary axis for storytelling. It’s a formula that…
Memoirs In The Making
Volume III / Issue 7 — 12 April 2022 Memoirs are one of my favorite genres to read. I remember the first time I really got hooked on reading about someone else’s life. It was Maureen O’Hara’s ‘Tis Herself: A Memoir, published…
The Perfect Book Club
Volume III / Issue 6 — 29 March 2022 I remember seeing a meme or a comic a few years ago that said: “The perfect book club doesn’t exis–” and as the person’s comment was interrupted, it cut to a scene of…
Celebrating Spring (2 free recipes!)
Volume III / Issue 5 — 15 March 2022 Spring is just around the corner here in the Midwest. Though in other parts of the country and the world, it’s already well under way. There are two traditional dates for…