I asked the 94-year-old woman if she could go back to any age, what would it be, and would she go back? Without hesitation, she simply...

Let me tell you a story about a son who loved his mom so very much that he did not want to think that the end was near. He insisted we...

Memo: Termination Notice Date: August 20, 2023 Dear Summer, We regret to inform you that although we have very much appreciated working...

You think you know about most things, from the last hundred years or so, when you compile school history classes, movies, books, and...

This is the first year I don’t have any kids in elementary school. It's the first time in twenty years. Yes, I have been a mom for a LONG...

My adult daughter recently shared with me her “guess what I got away with that you never knew about” story, at her grandparent’s 50th...

Me and my siblings, celebrating a 1990's Halloween The thing that is great about Halloween is that it hits pretty much every phase of...

The cool thing about life storytelling is it often takes me in unexpected directions. I recently partnered with the Quincy Public Library...

This summer we took a vacation to Colorado to visit family, packing in as much adventure as was humanly possible. As we don’t have any...

For all my fellow Quincyans: are you “Quincy” or are you “Quincy Quincy”? I am just "Quincy", but my kids are "Quincy Quincy". Stick with...

“It’s work! How I hate it! I’d much rather play! I’d take a vacation, fly for a rest…” - Lazy Mayzie, before she abandoned her nest and...

When I interview people for life storytelling I often break down story questions by childhood, young adult, older adult, and then the big...

I am usually a very decisive person. I follow my gut and that’s the end of it. Looking back to my early adulthood this was a good and a...

I have been on the fence with what to write lately. Like everyone else, I swing like a pendulum back and forth from diligently monitoring...

In my storytelling role, I often compare the writing process to playing a song. Each life memory told is a musical note. The notes are...

If you are not spending this cold January under a blanket watching Yellowstone like everyone else, maybe you are knocking out some new...

As I finished up a storybook this weekend I looked at the big picture of the person’s life and thought about what the cover of this book...

What is special about a bus driving around with books? Pretty much everything. If someone were to ask me what the most comforting...

“We are going faster Mom. Mom, we are going a little bit faster. We are going a little faster.” Two years ago we drove to Colorado to...

I have always liked reading a good story, which probably explains why I have always liked telling a good story. Regardless of my job, I...