Truly, the weather outside has been frightful, and not delightful. It’s so cold that you can get frost bite on any exposed skin, if you are outside for 30 minutes or more. Most school systems in Western New York have cancelled classes for tomorrow. This week has been busy for me as a freelance journalist. […]

A number of years ago, I studied journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. I had applied to a variety of graduate schools to study either journalism or creative writing. I chose journalism, although my heart was in creative writing. Once I was in journalism school, I was happy with my choice, for

Today is the the start of a new year and a new Ultimate Blogging Challenge. I will be posting every day for the month. Please follow my journey through the month of January and beyond.  The year has begun in a deep freeze. My world is very white and very frozen. Normally, I would bring

By Namratha Varadharajan I stumbled into poetry.  In fact, I stumbled into writing. I ventured into this world of words to gain some hands on knowledge on Digital marketing. Instead, I fell in love with writing. Somewhere along the way, I just found it in tune with myself to write in verse. And every time

Today, Shalzmojo is my guest blogger. She is a truly incredible blogger whom I met through Write Tribe, which is a group of bloggers who #writebravely. I asked her to write about food and to share a recipe. Here is this wonderful recipe from Shalzmojo. I, for one, am looking forward to trying it out.

Friday was “buy nothing day,” which amounted to a fun response to the excesses of “Black Friday,” which features people waiting on lines for hours at stores, followed by fistfights over who gets to buy a toy in short supply. If you don’t like crowds, battles over things, and crabby people, you skip “black Friday,”

Today was a windy but sunny late November day. I decided to go visit Buckhorn Island State Park. Every time I visit this wildlife sanctuary and restored wetland, I see something that I hadn’t noticed in the past. Today, one of the things that I observed during my walk, both in the park and on

Today’s teacher story is with Patricia Kwarciak, who teaches third grade at Huth Road Elementary School. When did you know that you wanted to be a teacher? I think that, when I was growing up, I always wanted to be a teacher, but my high school counselor talked me out of it. So I actually

Ten years ago, I had pneumonia and was very sick. One day, my mom walked into my room and asked me how she could help me. All I could think of was how I could fill myself with air so I could withstand the next coughing fit. I was wondering if my life expectancy could

Not only are pumpkins great decorations for the porch on Halloween, they are also delicious and nutritious. The best pumpkins for eating are the smaller variety, known as pie pumpkins. They can be cut up, baked, and eaten like winter squash. Actually, pumpkins are winter squash. And, speaking of winter squash, you can roast and