Book: KRIS LONGKNIFE Series by Mike Shepherd

A few years ago one of my fourth-graders walked up to me during the last week of school and said, “Mrs. … More

True Love is Less

I wrote and first posted this poem back in 2011 and recently updated it. It’s become my perennial Valentine’s Day poem. … More

Too often we seem to revel in the gritty and forget to honor our grit, but we shouldn’t. When I … More

Laura Willard posted a great video on Upworthy that has since gone viral, entitled See Why We Have An Absolutely Ridiculous Standard … More

Could Olympic sports be manned by robots? Would Olympic robots generate the same national fervor as our human competitions? Would … More

In our high tech age, it is easy to overlook the creative force and impact of something as common and ordinary … More

“Your first act of mutiny against your inner critic …” Remember when you were little and would scribble a big … More

The road less traveled

Isn’t always on foot…

Webcomic by xkcd: Prudence

“The creative person wants to be a know-it-all. He wants to know about all kinds of things: ancient history, nineteenth-century … More

In Remembrance of those we have lost: DECORATION DAY (Excerpt) Rest, comrades, rest and sleep! The thoughts of men shall … More