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Baby, You’ve Got The Music In You — What You Do With It Is Up To You

A musical odyssey of sorts

5 min readApr 12, 2021

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P.S. I Love You

Silence Isn’t Golden Until The Last Word Is Spoken

Love transcends time and space

5 min readMar 21, 2021

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11 Things I Know For Sure About Love

Love has everything to do with anything

1 min readFeb 12, 2021

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Live Your Life On Purpose

When The Heart Knows What The Eyes Can’t See

A brother’s dying wish is the gift that keeps giving

4 min readDec 30, 2020

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P.S. I Love You

The Last Holiday — A Slice Of Love, Life, And Tilly’s Lemon Pie

Christmas past and the bittersweet memory of a lost recipe

4 min readDec 16, 2020

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E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

When Writing a Novel Takes On A Brand New Meaning

A writer’s journey and lessons learned

8 min readMay 22, 2024

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Cultured

When You Lose a Good Friend to the Drug Life — You Never Forget

Inner city blues and the sad testament to society, parenting, and the government

7 min readMay 7, 2024

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Today — New York Times Tomorrow

Nothing is too small to boost your writing confidence and take your writing career to the next level

4 min readApr 29, 2024

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Today — New York Times Tomorrow

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Cultured

When You Get Your Badassery License Never Let it Expire

It’s a passport to a future where moving forward is the only option

6 min readApr 25, 2024

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Pragmatic Wisdom

If Only — the Two Most Dangerous Words You Should Never Say Aloud

Or think for that matter

4 min readApr 19, 2024

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*Top writer in This Happened To Me| Writing about the impact of relationships|Contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul| Dreamer|Mother|HSP in drag

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