Change Cheerleader
And that’s because change always provides a bit of uprising. Emotional uprising, cultural uprising, geographical uprising.
Bingo the Pony and our Shared Nostalgia
His mother, the heroine of the randomly assorted photo story and the consistent member of most images, aged before my eyes.
Why a Bucket List Won’t Work (Or, how to create a Reverse Bucket List)
There are many, many things I’d like to do in this life. Currently, I’m considering Elvis Week in Memphis, the Bourbon Trail and Sturgis. And that’s just for 2017. But what I’ve been learning lately in our busy life is that we’re always doing something memorable or cool and we may not have ever considered…
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A Sally Field Moment?
I have a cool enough job that my workplace is celebrating it publicly.
Traditions of Grief
Despite complaints that the holiday emerges too quickly, no one seems upset that it ends too soon.
What you think you know…
My mom (NOT pictured here) was a seamstress. Maybe that’s too fancy a word: simply, she sewed. She made curtains and culottes, quilts and embroidery and all my costumes. She made suits and ready-to-wear fashion for herself and did prom dresses and wedding gowns for me and my cousins. She did not always know how…
The Simplicity of Passion (for Deena)
Our dog Ollie had three strikes against him when he started, at least, those are the strikes we know of. First, he’s an American Staffordshire Terrier (pit bull, for those not in with the American Kennel Club). We know him to be intelligent, a fast learner, curious and ridiculously loving and protective. He’s a sweet,…
Back in the Saddle
New job, happy life, more obligations, more service, a quick surgery and a desperate hunt for a new place that can house a zoo have all left me sadly away from the keyboard for pleasure. Sure, friends may complain that I’ve written far too many a novel to them via Gmail, but in reality, the…
Sustainability and Persuasion: Guest Blog
Recently I was afforded the opportunity to write about Andy Tillman for someone else. I love having pitches accepted–it’s been awhile since I worked like a freelancer. All that is here is true, however, so please enjoy the gentle persuasion and if you want to know more about worms or cycling or any of it……
What’s in a Title, Anyway? Accomplishment, That’s What.
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of different work with folks who I know both personally and professionally but haven’t had to do work with them in writing. We arrange things on the phone, we share notes at a meeting or I recognize them as a leader of their group, they recognize me as a…
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Julie Ferris-Tillman 