Famous Older Siblings

Photo by Christian Bowen on Unsplash Did you know they were here first? Beyonce Beyonce is the older sister to her sibling, Solange.  Difficult though it is to believe, Queen Bey is already forty and starting off her best decade ever.  She is the mother of three and rocks her marriage to rap star Jay-Z.  Her talent and

How I Get My Writing Ideas

Photo by Nik Shuliahin on Unsplash In the spirit of creativity, I thought it would be interesting to share how I get my writing ideas. I read every day. Sometimes, my ideas will come from newspaper articles, and other times, from writing challenges posted by others. For the past few days, I’ve been submitting responses to writing challenges

The Covid Next Door

One of my best friends has Covid. The only thing comforting to say is “one of my best friends,” in being fortunate to have more than one good friend, and in realizing, no one else we know has Covid right now. She lives in my apartment building, and we have been friends for several years.