The Art of Words, The Colors of Life
Claudia 
Unlimited writing opportunities are all around us. Or better yet, unlimited creative opportunities are all around us. This blog is primarily geared toward aspiring writers, and specifically senior aspiring writers. I was surprised by the responses when I asked seniors (not in high school, but in life) what they wanted to write about. Most didn’t … Read more
Just for fun… I ran across news from 1894 — 130 years ago — and read just one page of that paper to learn how little things change in a century. Of course, the events seemed to be more catastrophic because ways to handle them were primitive compared to 2025. However, the following will give … Read more
This blog about writing painful stories has a single focus. It is to encourage those who have not written seriously or published BUT WHO WANT TO to start the process with confidence. Before I start this example for you, it is told solely to kick-start a story from your past. It could be a good … Read more
Change. It’s a scary word, isn’t it? Just saying it out loud can make you break out in a cold sweat. But if you have spent a great deal of time NOT writing, then something surely has to change. What if I told you that change doesn’t have to be scary? In fact, it can … Read more
This blog isn’t about the resilience of people. It is more of a nature thing since I woke up today wondering how queen bees get to be queen. Are the prettiest? The biggest? Do they kill all the other females and win by default? Does she win a bee election? Marry into power? Weird, right? … Read more
I found myself thinking about the difficult life of farmers in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl era recently. I really love history now (not so much as a kid). The pioneers, the original Native Americans, the early settlers, life before the industrial age, etc., all that history is fascinating. In real life, we have just completed … Read more
Think back to your childhood—remember that thrill of opening a fresh box of 64 Crayola crayons? Each color held a world of possibility. “Macaroni and Cheese” wasn’t just orange—it was the taste of after-school snacks. “Jungle Green” smelled like fresh-cut grass in the summer sun. “Tickle Me Pink” felt like giggling with your best friend. … Read more