Be honest.  How many of you have wrapped yourself or your partner in bubble wrap?  Maybe some of you used cellophane or gift wrapping paper to conceal the real you.  Maybe it was for a surprise party or just for a fun shared moment.   You would not send your package off naked.  You would…Read more »

PRIORITY MAIL.  We all know the meaning of priority-the sense of urgency when a package or shipment must be sent by the seller and received by the buyer within an expediated time frame.  Anyone who has an online business or as in my case just starting knows the trials and errors of pricing, packaging, and…Read more »

OMG!!! Are you still in bed?  Who did you sleep with this time?” Sasha exclaims over the phone.  A young female voice can be heard in the background-singing in Tagalog to Maroon 5’s Sugar. “It’s 10:00 already, have you been watching the news?  The fire has tripled in size and is headed towards the only…Read more »

Changing the direction of the blog.  Will return to the novel abstracts later, however now I will focus my attentions on LDRs (Long Distance Relationships).  Hope you all like what you see and let me know if you have an inspirational story to share with our global audience.  Don’t be afraid to DIVE in to…Read more »

In a small province in Cebu, Philippines lived a young girl with a simple dream; one bigger than herself and more mature beyond her years.  She had one goal in her youthful and ever-growing mind.  Her dream was to become a servant for her community, for her people, and for her family.  She would not…Read more »

The city of blinding lights.  Claire loved downtown Atlanta but now was her time to spread her wings and fly.  Escape was a better word for it since she was running from her past life; more like running on ice.  She knew if she looked back she would turn into a pillar of salt and…Read more »

The whole situation was surreal at the moment.  Just yesterday it seemed she was at home in the arms of her carefree lover; that warm embrace she longed for in the coldest days of the North Carolina winter.  Toni was always her security blanket; much like Linus in the Peanuts strips she would read as…Read more »

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”-Martin Luther King Jr.  I will expand upon that by saying in our greatest challenges and stormiest days, our enemies shall not prevail if our friends unite in action and love, to overcome adversity and hate, and to…Read more »

Flatline “Oh god, she’s dead,” a frantic voice on the other end exclaims in sheer panic and desperation.” The police need to speak with you about your association with Toni and her friends,” said her co-worker from Starbucks in Raleigh.  Toni had a fascination with living on the edge; experimenting with illicit drugs and risky…Read more »

Liberty, your torch burns brighter than the Sun,  For the whole world to see, how free we are indeed,  From MLK, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, Condoleezza Rice, and Colin Powell,   To Barack Obama; our first ever African-American President, We have crossed the racial and cultural divide,  Showing proudly our gay pride and turning the…Read more »