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This is my first attempt at creating a reverse poem, intended to convey different yet powerful meanings when read forwards or backwards. I hope these messages resonate with you!   I am full of rage. So don’t expect to hear me say, I accept what you did. No matter what disguise you wear, I see […]

This is a short story project I completed for the 2024 SNHU Fall Fiction Contest. At the conclusion of the piece, I have added some final thoughts and observations for anyone interested. … “Quillby Lanfor?”   “Hello there. It’s just Julian now. I’ve not gone by Quillby for many years.”   “Oh, yes. I remember.

It’s funny. If you’re like me, you may have found yourself at times in situations where your parenting abilities have suddenly abandoned you. Gone is that strong, confident person from only moments before, and in their place is someone who momentarily questions whether they have any idea at all as to what they’re doing. You

To say it correctly, imagine you’re a six-foot, two-hundred-and-fifty-pound Norwegian shopkeeper named Oaken from the Disney movie Frozen. Now, in a high falsetto voice, exclaim: “Yoo-hoo! Big summer blowout!” If you’re having trouble picturing this, try imagining my daughters, Cati and Anya, at ages 3 and 5, riding in the shopping cart at Walmart, saying “Yoo-hoo!