Strong Girl: Lea
Meet Lea. Lea Flego. 22 years and 357 days. That’s how long I’ve know this Strong Girl. She’s the girl I swam with under warm summer sun until our skin […]
Meet Lea. Lea Flego. 22 years and 357 days. That’s how long I’ve know this Strong Girl. She’s the girl I swam with under warm summer sun until our skin […]
Meet Danielle. Danielle Paquette. The first time I “met” Danielle was in my narrative journalism class, when I read an article she wrote about an exotic feline rescue center in […]
Meet Shervin. Shervin Sima. Shervin was my first friend I made in kindergarten on that sunny Monday afternoon, 1996, in PM kindergarten class. We were playing in a cardboard play […]
Women: The weaker sex. Too sensitive. Not fit for the job. Sometimes belittled and often underestimated. As a woman, these statements have crossed my radar – not every day, but […]
What time did you wake up this morning? 3:30 am to get the super-extra-early-bird deal on the polyester blend socks at the department store? Because these socks are a big deal to […]
You went out and voted, your vote was counted, and whether you liked the outcome or not, we have elected our nation’s leaders. I’ve been asked if the election turned […]
Now that I live a little ways out of the city, my drives to and fro have provided me with hours of listening to music on the radio. Even if […]
While Thanksgiving is still a few weeks away, I’m 100 percent prepared to answer the traditional question, “What are you thankful for?” My answer has nothing to do with colorful, […]
If you know me, you know I have a very hard time sitting still. … (Sorry about that pause. I had to get up and rearrange the furniture before I […]
How often do you doubt yourself? … Really, how often do you think, “It’s just too much for me to handle right now,” “Why do all these tough things keep […]