Monday, March 19, 2018. A rare, fatal, genetic disease that will cause Taylor to go blind, suffer seizures, and lose the ability to walk and talk. I was 16 when Taylor was born.

The novel that sucks you in so completely you forget to eat or sleep. The short story that packs such a punch it opens your eyes to a new way of thinking. The weekly television show that creates characters so real they feel like friends. The anecdote your friend tells you about her dog that makes you laugh until tears run down your face. Tweet Tales Tuesday Week 262.

Writing, inspiration, RSD advocacy, with a sprinkling of whimsy. I am a writer, a wife, and a mom of an 18-year- old daughter. We have two dogs, one is my favorite and the other-well she could be a whole blog post just to describe her antics. I also live with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Nurturing my creative side does not take away my pain, but it helps me to push through it and live my life in spite of it.

Sunday, July 3, 2016. Writing, eating, taking a shower and even walking the dog have all been upended and out of whack for these two weeks. Last week, from my yard. What I discovered one morning in the kitchen trash can I washed out and l.