A Day in the Woods. Posted on March 26, 2018. I started running four years ago. Well, I actually ran for a short time 15 years ago when Chris started running, and I hated. Then I fell in .

Monday, December 11, 2017. A Rambling Essay on Politics, Tribalism, Outrage, and the Human Condition.

Writing, communicating, and the business of same. News you might be missing. When I was the editor of a small Birmingham weekly newspaper, I often added content in the print edition from nonprofit news organizations based around the country. The plan is to share links to interesting stories collected from the websites of investigative, enterprise, .

The many moods and musings of a big dreaming, Magic City woman. 8220;There has never been a sadness. After much needed showers and a change of clothes, two of my cousins, my brother and I headed over to Red Mountain Park for part two of the shoot. Following a vigorous walk and several pep talks, the four of us took on the Mega Zip. This was our first time zip lining and it was amazing! .

Seizing the day at 180 miles per hour. Gay marriage for straight people. I just took a side look at my tablet to see what my friend Alley had posted on my Facebook page, and my jaw dropped. Coop, my boyfriend sitting in front of me in a tiny and loud East Nashville pizza joint, noticed my distress and got a worried look on his face. Have thumb, will travel.

I write for me, a woman who was painfully shy and who fought and still fights to not be afraid of my own voice. I write for the middle-aged black woman who serves tea at the fancy downtown dinners of dry chicken breasts and consomme rice. Being invisible pays a minimum wage.

Yep! You read that right! I blogged EVERY. And like anything you do, with practice you get better and ideas come a little easier. I ran into my friend Audrey Atkins yesterday who blogs at Folkwaysnowadays. Check that goal off our list! .