: About Me

Finally, a forum for my writing!

It's been a long time coming. I started writing articles for publication about 14 years ago working at The Economics Press in Fairfield, New Jersey. Though my passion for writing started as a kid composing a collection of poems and short stories.

I kept them in a colored folder and over the years I added to it on a regular basis. Unfortunately, I no longer have the folder.

I now live in South Florida and my passion for words was put on the back burner to raise a family.

Now that I have settled down somewhat, my passion is back. I feel joy in knowing I will write again!

My passion is ...

Writing!

I know too much about ...

what NOT to do....haha

My parents always told me ...

If you want something done, than do it yourself!

My childhood ambition ...

To be independent and self sufficient.

My favorite memory ...

Standing in an open field and having a butterfly land on my hand.

Why I write ...

I write to expose what is in my heart and mind.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading...just started The Glass Castle, Watching.....addicted to The First 48, Listening to.....New Hits

My first job ...

The Economics Press - publishing business to business motivational material

My best moment ...

Giving birth to my son Jason

My inspiration ...

God, my son Jason, butterflies and myself

Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) How to teach children philanthropy and kindness

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"Mommy! There's a spider in the bathroom, come kill it! I'm scared!" my son's screams trail into my bedroom. When I get there, I discover it is a common daddy-longlegs spider ( a.k.a. Pholcidae). "Jason, why should I kill this spider? It is not bothering you. They do not bite humans and they only eat other insects" I respond. "Because I am scared of it, it's going to bite me!" Once again I assure him that this little creature, created by God, is of no harm to him and we can't just go around killing things, regardless if it is just an insect. After gaining his confidence that the spider is ...

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