Or Half-Full? I am the pessimist of our family. My husband is the optimist. (Yes, his chipper, upbeat outlook is exhausting…) I say why look to the future for sunshine and roses when you’re as likely to get rainstorms and mud? … Continue reading →

Your Stories! Waaay back in 2003, I met a new friend who worked for a cell phone company. He had a state-of-the-art, brand-spanking-new smart phone. I still had an old (already out-of-date) flip phone. With glee, he showed me how … Continue reading →

Worth Its Weight In Gold In a masochistic move, I re-read a short story I wrote last year. It’s a draft, read by no one but me, so I was expecting garbage. But I was surprised—it was pretty good! Not … Continue reading →

The Language of Imagination I love learning languages. Besides English, my native tongue, I’m almost fluent in French, was once fluent in Dutch, and have learned German, Russian and Swahili (not that I can speak them!) You know my favourite … Continue reading →