I got fired the week after I closed the big art deal. Before the boss called me into his office, I remember walking around giddy with success. I was the new recruit in sales and this international customer would secure my place on the team. Things were looking up! Minutes later I was packing up …
Build an Instant Butterfly Garden
HOA Injustice One day as my daughter and I strolled through her neighborhood, she pointed out a lovely garden and told me a story of HOA injustice which prompted me to write “Death in the Butterfly Garden”, published in SoWest: Killer Nights. The woman was required to remove a bedraggled-looking plant, though she argued it …
Finding Your Way
Finding Your Way Soon after I obtained my driver’s license, I learned the most ominous words in the English language. As I prepared to embark on my first cross-town errand, my mom rattled off directions involving cross streets, stop signs, and a fire hydrant on the corner. She closed with these words, which first inspired …