by Lynn H. Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn   I felt so sorry for him. My youngest son was surveying the scene on his first morning of day camp—and he was not impressed. Kids were running around playing with hula hoops, bouncy balls, Legos, Crayons, and board games. It was a kids’ paradise…

by Lynn H Blackburn @LynnHBlackburn   I’d like to tell you a little story . . . I promise it’s relevant . . . Over the past few months, my family has had an unprecedented amount of illness and minor injuries combined with insanely hectic schedules. So much so that I’ve…

By Rhonda Rhea, @RhondaRhea     I’m just not really a tattoo kind of gal. Sorry. But if ever I did get one, I’d want a ballerina skirt. One around each upper arm. I would want them entirely for the satisfaction of going in and asking for “two tutu tattoos.”…

By DiAnn Mills @DiAnnMills   Story ideas can be like fireworks. They soar and explode in beautiful colors…then their dance fizzles to the ground and we turn our attention to the next one. But story ideas don’t have to fade away. A writer can take those wild moments of inspiration…

by Lindsey Brackett, @LindsBrac   Probably my most Facebook engagement (post-algorithms) in February came from asking how we could best watch the Olympics without a regular cable provider. Usually, I don’t miss television. Netflix, Prime, and Redbox get it done. But every two years I plan to buy an antenna…

By Sarah Van Diest, @SarahVanDiest   My words rest on the page as if sleeping. They are worn out from their journeys and struggles. The stories they would tell if they weren’t so tired are of an epic nature, I am sure. Where they have traveled, what they have seen…