I have always been a reader and a writer growing up and it until now it has been my escape in a way, an escape especially during my childhood, where I could imagine and create worlds and lose myself in a story that I wrote. For those who follow me on Twitter, many weeks go… Continue reading Weekly Feature: Stories From a Child’s Past: The IT
Failures and Success, How Writing Helps Ease My Mind in Times of Trouble
Am I doing to much? is a question I tend to ask myself a lot, but most of the time I feel like I am not doing enough. Although we are all different with different struggles, personalities and traits, we all are human and have certain limitations. Some of us have a ingrained spirit to… Continue reading Failures and Success, How Writing Helps Ease My Mind in Times of Trouble
Homelessness, The Sad Reality, Don’t Look Away, Their Human Too!
Homelessness is a tragic and terrible thing that has wreaked society not just in the United States, but through out the world. But on a closer note to how it affects where I live, having lived in Los Angeles, now I live about forty five miles away from what is called Skid-Row. Having grew up… Continue reading Homelessness, The Sad Reality, Don’t Look Away, Their Human Too!
Reading: The Tools You Need In Better Writing Are In a Good Book!
Reading! something that many simply do not like to do, but most of us our taught at a young age the importance of reading, something I impart on my daughter who is six years old. It appears my daughter loves to ready and be read too, something I admit I started late doing to her,… Continue reading Reading: The Tools You Need In Better Writing Are In a Good Book!
Mental Illness, The Struggle and Being Victorious!
Mental Illness is Not a dirty word Mental illness, a word that many will hear and associate with many different things, some look at mental illness as a taboo when it comes to talking about the subject. Although it seems like society is adjusting to the subject being blasted across the news, the news doesn't… Continue reading Mental Illness, The Struggle and Being Victorious!
Saying Goodbye To The Evil House
Today marks a chapter in my life with the selling of my fathers house in South Los Angeles, a house that my father has lived in most of his life over forty years and he is now 63 years old. This house was my grandparents house who raised my Father Moses, Sister Elizabeth, Rachel and… Continue reading Saying Goodbye To The Evil House
Bigfoot, Fact or Fiction, The existence we should all want to know about!
Just by reading the title many of you may say I pass on this blog, there is no way Bigfoot is real, he is just a myth, perpetuated by storytelling just to scare people. Many who believe including myself are afraid to be lumped into those who believe in the Lochness Monster or the Chupacabra… Continue reading Bigfoot, Fact or Fiction, The existence we should all want to know about!
The Paranormal in Writing
The realm of the paranormal is an area I find most interesting and in today's culture there is no lack of film and writings taking place today. I think that is so important to continue to discover what that world entails. Many will say leave the dead alone and in most part of agree. I… Continue reading The Paranormal in Writing
Inspiration for Great Writing
Writing takes a lot of inspiration and time to get down to a story, an image, an idea that I love and your audience will love. When it comes to my writing I don't always get the opportunity to work in silence, which I know is the best way. I work full time, have a… Continue reading Inspiration for Great Writing
The End of My Teaching for Now
Teaching has always been a passion of mine from a early age, going to college, looking up to my professors I still remember. Thinking how do you get that job, I must do that, but I knew in most cases I needed a higher degree like a Masters or Ph.D but went as far as… Continue reading The End of My Teaching for Now