My life is so busy right now, I end up walking around in a sleep-deprived fog more days than not. I am working nights, 11 pm to 7 am, in a nursing home about an hour from where I live. I am also attending college, carrying a full course load. [...]

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          Am I a writer? Am I really a writer? I haven’t written much more than jounals and letters to long-distance friends and family. If I’m not producing, am I still a writer?           This time last year I was on the cusp of an emotional storm. [...]

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          I tend to “cocoon” when under stress. Another way to describe it is that I hide my head in the sand. I ignore the world around me, my focus narrows to include only those things that directly impact me. I ignore everything else. If I don’t know about things, they [...]

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