Everything you ever wanted in a handy list built just for you! — I saw this done a few times and thought, “Why not?” Now that it’s up it seems like I need to think about the format a little more. Although…it’s a list, so… Anyway, most of this is not in chronological order but rather collected into categories. Autobiography

Hi everyone! It’s time for karaoke! — “Who am I?” is surprisingly the hardest question ever. When I was asked to write an “About Me” article I mulled over just how to do that in the best manner that gave a complete picture. I like telling stories directly from my experiences as autobiographical vignettes. Certain experiences jump…

What I would never ever do — Want to know what I would never ever do? You came to the right place. …

When you don’t know exactly what you need, but you know more than anything else that you need it, count on your secret AUNTIE. — Now that I’ve completed my last assignment, I can speak out. I am afraid that much of what you read below will eventually be redacted. It is the way. It is not up to you and me to decide what matters to national security. For me, it’s about orders. For…

Remember Jack. There are too many Jacks. — I’m married now, happily. But it wasn’t always the case. There was a time when I braved the dating scene. Like many others, there were times I found the pickins to be slim. Now I know that just because any one guy might not be right for me doesn’t mean…

One day you’re taking a turn as cafeteria lunch monitor and the next you’re battling supervillains high above the city and safeguarding your secret identity from relentless hordes of paparazzi with press cards stuck in their fedoras. I’m Starcrossed — welcome to my world. — When it comes down to it, I guess I drink a lot of tea. In the morning, in the afternoon, an evening cup, and many in between when at work or grading papers or relaxing after grading said papers, you can find me with tea. …

A confirmation of what you already knew — Women who wear pantsuits are not the secret. You can see us everywhere. It’s what we do away from pantsuits that we’ve kept under the radar for so long. …

No apologies coming, but it’s karaoke time again! — So I stumbled across a new publication about apologizing. And I thought, Well, I’ve certainly apologized before, thereby spinning up the wheels of story creation. I should submit something, I told myself. There was that time that I said I was sorry about bumping shopping carts at the grocery store…

I can write it and they can check my lipstick — I know I don’t have to tell many of you what a rush it is to write. The explosive arrival of ideas, the flood of supporting details, and the sense of creation taking place on the page or screen, all are nothing less than fuel and food for the soul. …