Looking Back to Move Forward

Looking Back to Move Forward

At the end of 2021, I closed my nonprofit, Change Food. I thought I’d continue consulting and working in some aspect of healthy food advocacy as I wrote fiction. The universe had other plans. In early spring, a friend (Kri) reconnected after fifteen or so years to say...
Save the Planet. Don’t Waste Food.

Save the Planet. Don’t Waste Food.

(Photo by patsrg from Getty Images for Canva Pro) So much food is eaten and wasted this time of year I wanted to spend a few minutes on the issue of food waste. According to Feeding America, 108 BILLION pounds of food is wasted in the United States each year. That...
How To Create Personal Change – Be Still

How To Create Personal Change – Be Still

Thea Design for Getty Images in Canva Pro This is the last in the series on creating change in your life. This week we’ll look at the third aspect – being still. If you missed the other articles, you can catch up with “On Being a Writer,” the...
Next Draft ‘Zine #5 – December 2022

Next Draft ‘Zine #5 – December 2022

Image by cacaroot for Getty Images in Canva Pro Welcome to Next Draft ‘Zine #5. In case you missed any articles over the past few weeks: “On Being a Writer” – the steps that led me to take the leap to full-time writing “How to Create...
What To Do When You Hate the Holidays

What To Do When You Hate the Holidays

(Photo by svetkid from Getty Images Signature for Canva Pro) I admit it. I’m not too fond of the November/December holidays. I hate the materialism and pressure to have a great time. I detest Christmas music so much that I stay out of stores as much as possible....