Book Reviews
Throughout her life Sybil Van Antwerp has used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. Most mornings around half past ten Sybil sits down to write letters—to her brother, to her best friend, to the president of the university who will not allow her to...
Reflections
I was diagnosed with breast cancer in October of 2011. I was 46 years old. I was also a single mother, a high school English teacher, and an alcoholic still stumbling my way through recovery. Resilient is not a word I would have used to describe myself on that day in...
Reflections
I was recently invited to speak on an author’s panel at a small writer’s retreat. As the moderator posed questions to the panelists, I found my brain spinning potential answers in an attempt to formulate a semi-intelligent response. Suddenly, the moderator asked, “Do...
