How Theatre Saved My Life

Man and Woman in The Fantasticks Musical

My imagination (and later, theatre specifically) saved my life. When I was a child, my mother was quite ill..

Where I am From

I’m a member of a writing group who suggested the subject of the beginnings of my life as a prompt.

Five Happy Stories of Childhood for National Tell a Story Day

Five Happy Stories of Childhood

I’ve always been a story teller.  I think I come by it naturally.  Do you?
April 27 is National Tell a Story Day.  I didn’t know there was a day set aside for this prior to writing this post.  I’m glad it’s acknowledged.  It’s a day when people are encouraged to get together and tell stories to one another.

The Ugly Santa and I: A Hilarious Story I Won’t Forget

A present and a blog post about an ugly Santa toy memory

When I was a little girl, my mother would hang this Santa on the doorknob in our home. I inherited him once I left home and started my life as an adult. Why I kept him all these years (and that’s a lot of years), I will never know.