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Stressors are an inevitable and a frustrating part of life. When the brick wall comes calling, leave it your calling card.

A box hidden in the hallway closet brings back memories and is the impetus for a long overdue visit.

Jackie and June decide to celebrate fifty years of friendship by taking a trip to Madrid. The comedy starts before they get to the airport.

Sadie and Lana discuss plans until an old enemy interrupts their lunch. Will 'Little Miss My Daddy Owns the Town' have the last word?

We are pleased to announce that Holly Bills was interviewed for South Carolina Voyager magazine.

The ghost George grates on hostess Mae and all the other spectral guests. How will they cope?

Sometimes things push us to leave, but greater things bring us back. And if we're lucky, a muddy dog will have the last word.

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What does the storyteller have in common with the social worker? A shared knowledge that that any one person's story is not yet written.

A bit of a spooky tale to mark the fall equinox. When the doldrums call, look to new opportunities.

Wisdom can come from the most unexpected places. Neighborly encounters that are less than ideal still provide teachable moments.

The third part in a series, this short story continues with Sadie and Lana. Was Lana able to salvage Sadie's career? And who is Brady?

September, that season of change full of thermostat swings and wardrobe havoc. Small inconveniences mask a time of beauty and appreciation.

Jay F. Calhoun's memoir reminds us small conversations can have a lasting impact and give us an appreciation for things once lost.

The struggle against an ever-shortening attention span is real, and has been exacerbated by a pandemic.

I wanted to share that a manuscript I submitted to The American Journal of Nursing for their Reflections column has been accepted.

We gather together as friends, a simple thing, really. That's what we are.

Celebrate the rejections along with the wins. I am celebrating the decline of two poems I submitted for a poetry contest.

An amusing story of three women who find humor with each other while playing a game of 'Never Has He Ever', where the 'he' is their husband.

Reflections on a stream by a historic mill. What makes a stream both indelible and alluring?

I am excited to announce that my writing wisdom quote was featured by the Atlanta Writers Club on their facebook page on Monday, August 22!

A short story of the first day of a family vacation. Does anything ever really go according to plan?

A short story of a young woman's return to her Gullah family and the cultural treasures that make her whole on Daufuskie Island.

This story continues with Sadie and Lana. Lana gets herself into a situation, causing Sadie to come face to face with someone from her past.