In the world of medical and disability parenting, sources of trauma abound. There are, of course, the terrible things that can happen to...

If, like me, you are one of the forty million Americans who experience anxiety, you know what it feels like to truly worry. I’m talking...

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I am a writer whose subject matter sometimes horrifies people. Yet, there are no guts, weapons, or gore in my essays and stories. My...

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This creative non-fiction essay won first prize in the Memoir/Inspirational category of the Kansas Authors Club state-wide writing...

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Since my daughter’s diagnosis many things in my life have transformed. It’s not only my hopes, dreams, and plans for the future that are...

I am in a writing group with three other women. The genres we prefer are very different, but our stories have one thing in common: They...

Christmas cards are an inescapable fact of life these days, especially if you have young children. Like us, most of our friends have...