I grew up in a declining small town. I’ve written before about why I’ll always be a city person, but I’ve never explicitly stated that I actively hate small towns. …

I knew that when I moved into my own place, I would be facing reality in a completely new way. What I didn’t expect was how many things in my life would change. I’ve started a new job and I’ve been adjusting to being a working single mom. My two…

I have done a lot of good things for people in my life. But I have also realized that I have done some bad things, too, including some behaviors that definitely count as abusive. If I want things to change, it has to start with me and that means facing…

It’s like one of those commercials for class-action lawsuits: Have you or someone you love been affected by taking X drug? You may be entitled to additional compensation. Only, this time, there’s nobody to sue and no jackpot waiting at the end. …

I’m halfway through my move into my new home, and I can already tell that it was the smartest decision I ever made. We hired movers to move our furniture, appliances, and some heavy boxes. That got the majority of the items out of our old place, leaving us to…

My husband died 19 months ago, which turned my whole world upside down, to say the least. We were together since I was 19 and married since I was 20. He was 21 when we got married. Now that I have kids older than we were when we got married…

I’ve told three people about this article idea, all of them fellow residents of Dallas/Fort Worth and from varying places, and all said it was “dead-on accurate.” At first, I thought this would be too much of a “hyper-local” story. But then I realized that not only are there currently…

Things are falling into place, just like I believed that they would. Much like the last time I embarked on something that seemed bigger than I could possibly accomplish — when I moved down here without a job and had to get established so my late husband and kids could…

I was always outside of the target demographic to be a “Swiftie.” My kids weren’t particularly into her and I am generally not a fan of pop music, although I’ve liked a few of her songs anyway. However, she’s gotten my attention — and appreciation and even respect — with…