Hello. I hope you are well! I have started posting on Substack: Love, Loss, & Spiritual Sauce I will be writing on love, loss, spirituality, and much more. I hope to see you there!
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There Is Glory in Our Stories
Stories can be a tremendous uniting force, but only if we share them.
The Christmas Legend
Hello! I hope this holiday season finds you well! I recently entered a seasonal flash fiction (under 1,000 words) writing contest. It would mean so much if you could check it out and give it a "like!" My story is called, "The Christmas Legend." Stories with the most "likes" between now and Dec. 29 will... Continue Reading →
The Great Pumpkin Spice Latte Smackdown
It's that time of year again, when pumpkin spice madness sets in and everything under the sun becomes infused with that unmistakable autumnal flavor. As a lover of coffee and of all things pumpkin spiced, I thought it would be fun to do a side-by-side comparison of pumpkin spice lattes from three popular purveyors. For... Continue Reading →
Splitting Summers
As a divorced mom, I've had to share my son's summers with his father. It hasn't always been easy, but it has taught me some valuable lessons. The following post on the subject appears in the Red Tricycle Spoke Contributor Network and was written for their summer writing challenge: Splitting Summers with My Son’s Dad Taught... Continue Reading →
We Were in the Audience of American Ninja Warrior
A couple of years ago, my family and I discovered American Ninja Warrior. We started watching just in time to see Geoff Britten become the first to scale Mt. Midoriyama and Isaac Caldiero to become the first - and so far only - person to win American Ninja Warrior. There's something unique and truly special... Continue Reading →
Inside the Dragon: A First Encounter with Arboria
I was wandering around the California Poppy Festival when I saw signs for "Arboria" posted in front of what looked like an inflatable, bouncy house village. Having never seen or heard of Arboria before, I was definitely intrigued. I soon discovered Arboria is an interactive art installation built by Architects of Air and referred to as a luminarium.... Continue Reading →
The Great Pumpkin Cereal Smackdown
Trader Joe's Pumpkin O's vs. Pumpkin Spice Cheerios As promised at the end of my Great Pumpkin Yogurt Smackdown, today I am comparing Trader Joe's Pumpkin O's to Pumpkin Spice Cheerios. It took me a while to be able to make the comparison as Cheerios released its Pumpkin Spice Limited Edition last month but Trader... Continue Reading →
The Great Pumpkin Yogurt Smackdown
Chobani Pumpkin Spice Blended Greek Yogurt vs. Oikos Pumpkin Pie Flavor Traditional Greek Yogurt For those who love all things pumpkin and pumpkin spice, autumn has come early this year with pumpkin products already popping up in stores. Wandering down the yogurt aisle I couldn't help but notice Chobani and Oikos both had pumpkin yogurt... Continue Reading →
What I Learned from a Thoroughly Demoralizing Blog Review
I have a confession to make. I've been suffering from a chronic case of blog paralysis. When I first started blogging back around 2005, I was doing it as a way to keep friends and family up to date on what my son and I were up to while we were living in England. That... Continue Reading →
Holly Layman: Writer and Editor 