Writing is a Novelty

Stepping out of your comfort zone can be quite uncomfortable and down right scary at times. However, taking a chance can often leave one with a sense of achievement and accomplishment.
Writing short stories was something I was never comfortable with. I always seemed to have difficulty writing them.  My plots were too complicated. The word [...]

Every February 14th, millions of people worldwide celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day.Where did this day of “love” all begin? Many myths and legends exist from several different origins. However, the most common legend is that of the story of a martyred priest, St. Valentine, who was executed on February 14th.  St. Valentine performed secret marriage ceremonies [...]

Writing is such an enjoyment to me—a novelty. Writing allows me to be able to have time to myself, to use my imagination to create memorable characters and places. Finding the time, however, to get my thoughts down, to write the stories always running in my head, is challenging to say the least. In fact [...]

As long as I can remember, I have had a long fascination with history. In elementary and secondary school, I always had my nose stuck in some historical book or another, reading everything from the north and south sagas by John Jakes to non-fiction books such as “Bury my heart at Wounded Knee”. In grade [...]