Walking down the street, wearing your favorite green high-tops and a black and white striped sweater over slim jeans (you could be a guy or a gal), you pass a homeless person, a few small birds pecking at some seeds on the sidewalk, and a rosebush pushing against a fence, pale pink buds threatening to burst open. You see none of this. Vaguely aware that you did pass the homeless person (he asked you for spare change), but you couldn’t pick ...

This is a piece that I wrote for Jack Move Magazine  at the beginning of 2011.  Here's an excerpt: People, love ‘em or hate ‘em, are everywhere these days. It’s nearly impossible to go anywhere without bumping into them. They hang out at the mall, at work, the farmer’s market—hell, they’re in your living room! People seem to be out in droves, taking up space, physical and emotional, wherever they happen to be.  They try our patience, they place unrealistic ...

From the latest issue of All Things Girl, an outlet for a global group of diverse women to showcase their stuff:  artwork, photography, poetry, prose, articles on health, reviews, thoughts on business, creative endeavors and more, is my article, Short Sale of the Heart. I have been a regular columnist for ATG for nearly 6 years. I love the caliber of work and the variety of voices published by All Things Girl. Here's an excerpt from my piece, Short Sale of the Heart: I ...