(Wo)mansplaining 101

(Wo)mansplaining 101

Ask any woman, and she’ll tell you it’s happened to her… Not just once or a few times, but countless times… to the point that it almost seems “normal” to have to constantly deal with thinly-veiled put-downs and annoying behavior, no...
I felt so betrayed… and then I fought back

I felt so betrayed… and then I fought back

When I was 7 years old, my family spent the summer living temporarily in an apartment complex on Santa Rosa Island near Fort Walton Beach, Florida. My father was working on a radar project at a major air force base nearby. My brothers and I spent many a hot summer day...
All by myself (don’t wanna be…)

All by myself (don’t wanna be…)

Issue #154 When I moved to Ohio from Florida as a 14-year-old, having left behind my first boyfriend and needing to make a new group of friends all over again, I used some of my spare time to reacquaint myself with my piano and teach myself some new songs. One of...
Gurus, prognosticators, and other people to ignore

Gurus, prognosticators, and other people to ignore

Issue #153                                             I just got back last night from Justin Goff and Stefan Georgi’s Copy Accelerator event in Tampa. It was wonderful to be back at a live copywriter event in person and see and meet so many great people....