On January 24, 2020 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. No, I hadn’t found a lump in my breast because I hadn’t been looking for ...

Let us be writeous.  Let us be writeous babes.  Let us be women who write and live lives worth writing about.  Let us be the autho...

Photos by Brendon Pinola via StyleBlueprint Birmingham 1. God is Love and Love is Life. When it comes to faith, I have more questions ...

Why did you begin? Why did you start your blog? Why did you write the first line of what you hope will be your first book? Why did...

I wake And I want to wrap my wounds with words And rest And heal. But I must return to the battlefield To fight To kill.

Image via B-Metro.com Sometimes I feel as if I’m caught in a love triangle—writing and teaching both tugging at my heart. I was born to...

Image by thestoryscape via Blavity I'm a girl obsessed with goals. I write yearly goals, monthly goals, and even goals for the wee...

What would you do if you weren't afraid to fail? Last Thursday I walked into the Clubhouse on Highland and was greeted with handshakes...

On July 1, 2015 I decided to abandon this blog and begin posting regularly at my portfolio site Javacia.com. But now I'm back.

Do you dream of seeing your byline in your favorite publications? Do you have an idea for a blog or business, but you're not quite...

I exercised every day for 365 days. And now I shall rest. "10! 9! 8! 7! 6! 5! 4! 3! 2! 1!" With that Jillian Michaels count...

Currently  is a feature Dani Hampton of  Sometimes Sweet  and several other bloggers I follow occasionally post on their sites.  Current...

Nail Color: Play Date by Essie How ironic that the nail color I've been wearing most of the month is called Play Date. My feminist f...

Image by David Schiersner via Flickr/Creative Commons It's a good thing I've been exercising every day for the past seven mont...

Have you ever thought about writing a book?  About every other week someone asks me this question. My answer is always the same: ...

Photo by  Sherri Ross Walters Just as I do at the end of every year, this past December I wrote down a list of goals for 2014. This ti...

At the Vitalogy Wellness Center Open House Party and having too much fun on the job with my pal Tanya. Currently is a feature Dani Ham...

Image by Crystal via Flickr/CreativeCommons Here we are at the end of #bloglikecrazy.  My hope was that my post for November ...

Photo Credit: sboneham (Flickr/Creative Commons) "Write down your NOs!" That's the message that was delivered to me l...

Image by Abhi Sharma via Flickr/Creative Commons Because of my work with See Jane Write , at least once a month I am asked about ...