Once upon a time I was an aimless girl who twisted herself into a little pretzel to win over a man. He was a decent man, with his own complexes…
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When I was twenty-one I found myself in an awful predicament. With a semester and a half to go before graduating from college, I got pregnant. I decided that snowy…
If I were to teach a course about overcoming the emotional damage and the misconceptions picked up from alcoholic parents, this would be the semester’s assigned reading. You’ll see me…
I received an e-mail this week that speaks to so many of us raised in alcoholic households. I just went through a breakup again on Saturday. My 34th birthday. There…
Starting Over with Richard Schuh Richard Schuh is the first male I have chosen to interview. I think he’s pretty special, and I know you will too. I…
My sister-in-law once told me that I should write a book entitled What Not to Do. She’d heard the slew of “Ann Stories” my brother liked to tell, and was…
The following is a guest post by one of my workshop students at East Hill Writers. Phyllis Satter is a very accomplished woman–writer and human being– and I wanted to…
This is a guest post from an up and coming writer named Peggy Hill. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. A bright young woman sits…
Before we begin I would like to you to take a look at three pictures. 1. General Petraeus 2. Mrs. Petraeus 3. The Girlfriend Need I say more? OK,…
Dr. Gayle Hall is a cute chick in sassy heels and perfect makeup. She’s also a life coach, author, mentor, and professor. But she wasn’t always someone who had it…
