In the tale of “Cinderella” written by the Brothers’ Grimm is told with the simplicity and beauty and a touch of magic yet leaves certain ideas behind that are less than savory. “Cinderella” is a tragic tale with a happy ending, a story of a girl who is too different…

The character of Beowulf has contributed much to culture, laying the groundwork for the original hero’s journey in literature and contributing to very formative beliefs on the roles of heroes and monsters. Beowulf has created many myths of the most legendary heroes of honor and glorification through the defeat of…

Published and awarded 2019. I took the leap Not knowing how or why I’d change. I’d come back with tears in my eyes and A longing that would never leave me. I bought the tickets, I just knew it was right. I knew I had to go, I never questioned, nor considered California. I never thought about you, until this…

Published in 2019. I choose to see the world, one way. Through a lens of sunshine. A harbinger of gold and pollen. I see the world in greens and yellows, saturated colors, orbs of light. I chase the sun dancing on my skin like a bee chases nectar. I live…

Feeling kind of hopeless today. ACB being sworn in — in the final hour of Trump’s Presidency is one of the worst blows to American democracy. If there is anything left of our democracy after this year. And yet, 60 million Americans say there is. The people are speaking, and…

Joan the main character of the book, “The Hired Girl,” by Laura Amy Schlitz has the imagination of a writer as she is introduced to language and stories as a young child. The first time she hears Thumbelina read aloud she cries out, “please read it again!” A new world…