“Writing and running are dual pursuits that enable the illusion of control, a way of ordering the world through carefully crafted sentences and mile splits.”
Originally published on Medium Being a freelance writer, I’m often called upon when people need help with words. Cover letters, website content, school efficacy reports,
On November 6, I turned 45. In December, Leah’s Thoughts will be 11 years old. That means I’ve been writing this blog since I was
I went in to write my annual “blog-versary” post to commemorate ten years of blogging and it hit me: Not only is this ten years
I spent quite a bit of time over the last few weeks interviewing six community leaders for a local newspaper feature. I’ve been asked several
I’m guessing many of you fall into two camps when it comes to holiday gift-giving. The first camp is always looking for ideas for family
Recently, I found myself thinking about E.B. White’s classic children’s story, “Charlotte’s Web.” I’d venture to guess that most of us have either read the
When I was in the third grade, my teacher gave us a creative writing assignment. It was the month of December and we had to
Nine years ago this week — on December 21, 2009 — I published my first blog post and Leah’s Thoughts was born. I like to
