Now I’m the caretaker. — When Courtney’s grandfather passed away, she knew very little about him. She couldn’t believe it when his lawyer called her to say she’d been named in his will. She had two days to get to New Orleans for the reading of the will. …

I thought that I would hate it, though it turns out that I love it. I started home fitness a while back, though I struggled to keep up with it or even enjoy it. I kept rollercoasting with it, wanting to do it one day, then not at all for…

Do you enjoy the marketing aspect of selling yourself? — You are a writer. You like to write. You may not like the process of submitting your work to journals and reviews. It sometimes feels like exposing yourself to criticism. Rejections are a harsh reality of a writer’s life. There is another aspect of writing that many writers do not…

When fear becomes real. The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The cabin was thousands of years old, and it was well known that spooky events always took place there. Every night, there would be a deep mist…

I’m the only one who lives to tell the tale — The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window, and I am the only one who lives to tell the tale. It was a warm summer’s night. The sky was clear and you could see the stars. The environment was…

Never Truly Mine. — Every child holds a special place in their mother’s heart. The mother-daughter bond is meant to be even more special. At least that’s how it’s supposed to be. I have a little girl, well not so little anymore at fourteen. I’ve recently been reminded that she was never truly mine…

Is sex like pizza or chocolate? — We all know that communication is key in any relationship, but sometimes even the best intentions can go awry. My wife and I have been married for 39 years and know that solid communication is the brass ring on the marriage merry-go-round. And here are three mistakes, each involving communication…