How to put your foot down about it and clear up your schedule for higher-paying work — As a freelancer your time is money. Sure, it's cliché, but it is true and relevant to how you need to set up your schedule in order to make the most money in the least amount of time. Because that’s the game. That’s how freelancing works. Make the most money…

Now, I am asking the big questions — I once dated a guy who confessed to me that he had some pretty strong rape fantasies about other women. And I kept right on dating him. What the hell I was thinking? Wasn’t that…creepy? At least…alarming? Was this some indication that he was unhealthy, or worse — violent? Today…

Scribe Writing Prompt: A Poem for Wildlife Populations — WWF publication reveals an average decline of 69% in species populations since 1970. While conservation efforts are helping, urgent action is required if we are to reverse nature loss. — HOME | WWF (panda.org) Lest We See I try to imagine it: 69% of my body, gone waking up in the morning missing a…

Cannabis-friendly language from the Oval Office is giving Americans hope — Whether you’re smoking a joint or popping a CBD gummy, cannabis is as variable as it can get. Parts of cannabis get you high, while the large majority of parts don’t. There are over 113 different cannabinoids and only one of them has psychogenic effects, the THC. The law doesn’t…

Learn more about how colors, if used properly, can add so much to our creative writing — You may have read through the lesson using color symbolism in poetry and creative writing. To expand on those lessons, today we’re discussing how we use color in our work. Color isn’t only for literary symbolism, like creating colorful mental gymnastics for our readers and those who love analyzing literature…

for love of a dog — Josie’s Coat Bitter cold. Biting cold. We, on the eve of a winter storm, the kind that coats the wiring in ice and breaks the power grid, sprinkling lawns and rooftops with broken limbs, until we shudder inside our homes, with a cold can of Beenie Weenies and a spork and lament over…

Self-care can be a path to greatness — Here’s how! — Previously… Self-Care Tips for the Mind Self-Care Tips for the Body The Long and Difficult Road to Self-Love 7 Self-Care Tips for the Spirit Now, we address self-care tips for the spirit — which seems a wide and encompassing topic with myriad ways to accomplish the same general goal, so, take what stirs your spirit and inspires…