Update:  This giveaway opportunity has ended. More importantly, I am saddened by the news that Teva Harrison died from metastatic breast cancer on April 28, 2019. She was 42 years old. #WeWillNotForget Frequently, I am contacted to write book reviews. Sometimes I say, yes. Usually I decline. Now and then I decide to write one …

Fireworks and Another Fourth of July. For those who live in the USA, July fourth is kind of a big deal. Many have the day off from work and/or school (thank you to those who provide essential services, holiday or not). Some take vacations. Some plan backyard barbecues. Some go to movies. Some start counting …

Father’s Day without your father. Note: This post was published in 2017 as I faced my first Father’s day without a father. This will be my first Father’s Day without a father. As I sat down to write this post, I really had no idea what I was going to say, much less how to …

Some things are black and white. Not much room for doubt or debate. Though not everyone agrees, which is fine, as far as I’m concerned, cancer sucks. Period. As I have mentioned many times, the great life lessons a person is supposed to garner following a cancer diagnosis escape me. I have had no epiphany. …