My eyes are a little sleepy and heart a little full as I write this. The skyline of Las Vegas fills my family's fifty-four foot RV. As I sit in the passenger seat of the huge motor-home, I can feel my lips turn up their corners in a sheepish grin and the tears run down …
A few nights ago, I found myself crying under the comfort of my fluffy duvet. I was going through unpublished drafts meant for my blog when I came across one titled, "What Hurts." I read through my jumbled mess of thoughts that were penned in my journal. I quoted Ernest Hemingway while talking about feeling …
Oh boy, I’ve been staring at this blank word document for far too long. I’d like to start off by saying thank you to Mother Maven for the opportunity to guest-write on Uptown Maven. When I was first asked to do this, I was honored to say the least. This blog is one of my …
I want to be engaged this year. As of this coming Saturday, I've been on this earth for more than nineteen years, and I think it's about time for me to be engaged. As the holidays role around--more quickly than expected--I've been asking myself this question: what one word do I want to hold true …
Dear High School Senior, The starting pistol has just fired on your last fall semester, and while half of you want to freak out and cry, the rest of you cannot wait to get this over with and to move on. On the forefront of your last year of high school, you may feel like …
I like words. If you know me personally, you know I like speaking words. You'll listen to me talk for hours about everything and anything. If you don't know me personally, you'll still know that I like to write words. I like to read words too. The Greeks call it logolepsy, which by direct definition …
When I was young, my mother and I struggled. We lived in a place that was not ideal, a small dwelling where most vacation in. I was three at the time and she had just gotten through a nasty divorce to my father. But somehow we made do and somehow we were happy. We didn't …
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