

It's Time for a New Tradition
This year will be different, and to be honest, it has me in a bit of a confused funk. Every year for the past twenty-four years, it has...


Not My Idea of Camping
It’s a week before Black Friday (for your balance of timelines, I wrote this last Saturday), which this year I am referring to as Blacker...


I'm Thankful for You
I know you may not believe it, but it’s true. I really am thankful for you, and though I don’t say it often enough, I needed on this day...


Blacker Thursday
I’ll be completely honest and say, I am not a big fan of this latest trend in retail.  My disdain has nothing to do with the loss of the...


It's Time to Press Pause
It’s a hectic pace, day after day. The morning comes before the sun even peeks its golden eye over the horizon and you feel like you’re...


The Interruption of Interaction
I give up. I mean, I was really looking forward to just a couple of hours of peace and quiet in order to finish the final chapter of...


Counting Train Cars
It was a great game when I was growing up, even though technically it wasn’t a game; it was math. Still, we did it with childlike...


The Cast of Characters
I actually liked her. She was cute and bubbly and kept Edwin on his toes. I had spent some time getting to know Regina Coldwell and she...


Spotlight Stage Right
Every story has its main characters, those interesting people that you’re either rooting for or against. It’s because of them that the...


The Decorations Come Down
The last trick-or-treater has left our yard. The lights have been turned off and now the front yard, which has been aglow with ghoulish...