My first and what should have been my last school shooting experience. — It was a normal day for me. I was 17. Because my family homeschooled at the time; I had tagged along with my mom for her daytime job that morning. …

April Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Graffiti & Street Art” — Boom! Pow! Make you go wow! Standing 65 feet by 25 feet and at the World Trade Center Memorial. You can’t miss this beautiful piece of work by artist Todd Gray. His piece called “Flabbergast” is painted on a corrugated metal façade using the pop flair he is known for. Creating a mural at this sacred…

April Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Graffiti & Street Art” — Finding happiness in a sad place. On September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I had the chance to stand at the base of what used to be World Trade Center 2 in New York City, where I took this photo. The artists Boogie-Rez who painted this mural were part of a team of street…

April showers bring May flowers…and Camp NaNoWriMo — Hi friends! Can you believe that April is almost here? I’m so excited because April is when Camp NaNoWriMo starts. What is Camp NaNoWrimo? To answer that question I need to tell you about one of my favorite events of the year, NaNoWrimo also called NaNo for short. NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing…

A small peek behind the curtain of my life with migraines — I just wanted to pop up out of my migraine cave as I call it to give a little wave and say, “Hi, I’m still here”. January has started out a little rocky for me. I guess I should have known the year was going to be a bit off…