This is an odd title for an article being written today, right? Pirates taking people hostage in the high seas near the Horn of Africa. We’re battling with several Middle Eastern countries at the same time, unemployment is strangling our communities and Detroit is under siege by both automakers and the Federal Government.
The flailing economy, [...]

I’ve just finished this novel set in 1948 postwar Louisianna. Ms. Leigh’s powerful handling of such an emotionally charged set of issues is nothing short of masterful. She captured the torment and terror and courage of the breast cancer survivor, but maybe just as importantly, she also painted a captivating picture of those people who [...]

FLIGHT TO FREEDOM is one of those books that you won’t ever forget. Wilson has tackled the powerful issue of spouse abuse in a riveting format that leaves you cheering on a killer, even as you can’t seem to stop yourself from turning page after page on this journey into darkness and back again into [...]

BE IT TWISTED OR STRAIGHT, WIDE OR NARROW,
THE FOOTPRINT I LEAVE WILL IMPACT TOMORROW
THE SMILE I SHARE, THE HUG THAT I GIVE
CAN CHANGE DARK DISPAIR INTO NEW WILL TO LIVE.
 
THE WOMAN WHOSE CHILD WON’T LIVE THE YEAR
CAN’T IMAGINE SUCH PAIN, CAN’T MANAGE THE FEAR
BUT SOMEHOW THE PEOPLE WHO CROSS HER HARD PATH
MAKE IT EASIER, MORE [...]

LIFE IS AN ATTITUDE
For over 30 years, I’ve been on a sort of spiritual journey, even as I barreled through life at full speed.  I’ve studied religions and theology; and was graced with discovering faith.  I’ve witnessed some hard, ugly things; and been blessed with courage and strength.   At times I’ve wondered why a woman’s [...]