On an early April morning I came into this world . . . feet first.  My mother named me Joy, but true joy is something…

When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you hang my first drawings on your refrigerator; I wanted to draw you another. When you thought…

Careful. . . For they are words spoken out of mindless immaturityWords spoken in childishness. . . does not dull the pain Conquest. . .…

Your eyes are closed and the movie you hate the most is playing over and over and over again . . . you can’t pause…

Children are being diagnosed with mental illnesses with increasing frequency.  Managing with stress is very difficult for persons who suffer from the illness known as…

If we look back at the threads running through out history we can see that man is only interested in one thing . . .…

If history is compared to a compass where are we heading?  Our advancement in technology is headed North and still growing.  Socially our society is…

During the nineteenth century the cattle business boomed in the western states.  These early pioneers faced many difficult challenges; the greatest challenge was overcoming their…

An assignment I was given in College was to do a parody of a poet of our choice. Sylvia Plath is a favorite of mine.…

Sarah stood at the kitchen sink washing the morning breakfast dishes.  Out of the window she could see the overgrown neglected fields of their small…