Essays, read aloud in my home recording studio surrounded by my shirts and shoes.

Saying good-bye to your childhood home, when it's -12 below.&nbsp;

Saying good-bye to your childhood home, when it's -12 below.&nbsp;

Coming Home

A night spent with the funniest man on the face of the earth, right before it all went down.

A night spent with the funniest man on the face of the earth, right before it all went down.

My Night with Bill Cosby

A safe place to run barefoot to during COVID. &nbsp;

A safe place to run barefoot to during COVID. &nbsp;

Mary's Room

An unexpected lesson learned in a circus tent, on a scorching Iowa summer day. &nbsp;&nbsp;

An unexpected lesson learned in a circus tent, on a scorching Iowa summer day. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Powwow

Goals and accomplishments that don't match the boxed form. &nbsp;

Goals and accomplishments that don't match the boxed form. &nbsp;

Tree Rings

A beloved mutt that deserved more attention, an example for future generations. &nbsp;&nbsp;

A beloved mutt that deserved more attention, an example for future generations. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Addie in the Breeze

Looking back at one's life is like a preview to a movie. &nbsp;My siblings and I dance like butterflies in the late afternoon sun. &nbsp;

Looking back at one's life is like a preview to a movie. &nbsp;My siblings and I dance like butterflies in the late afternoon sun. &nbsp;

A Valentine's Day Butterfly Kiss To My Family

The quest to find that one object that will bring back childhood!

The quest to find that one object that will bring back childhood!

Garage Sale Material

The painful confessions of a 17 year old Catholic girl who is not a Christian in the world. &nbsp;

The painful confessions of a 17 year old Catholic girl who is not a Christian in the world. &nbsp;

Committing

How I found my purpose in life, on the carpeted floor of my walk-in bedroom closet, surrounded by clothes that don't fit me and that aren't really me. &nbsp;

How I found my purpose in life, on the carpeted floor of my walk-in bedroom closet, surrounded by clothes that don't fit me and that aren't really me. &nbsp;