Not (that) Smart
Once upon a time, when I complained about some negative interactions at work, my sister-in-law instructed, "Be smart. Not right." It was...
Learning t(he)o Game
Space is an element Of good games Space is physical, Not empty, Open Space Is Waiting For the End Without knowing How to play What do I...
2024 Multicultural Children's Book Day
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2024 (1/25/25) is in its 11th year! Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen founded this non-profit children’s...
Available-The Hopper Issue IV
I am excited for this edition to be available online. I wrote this piece with inspiration from my father. I edited this piece on my...
Cybils Awards Update: Finalists Announced
Participation in this review process was an incredible experience. It provided me with an opportunity to get a broad layout of the...
The Goal(s) of Gifts (Given)
In the fall I planned which gifts I would give. I assessed what my garden provided in abundance and found the intersection with which...
Fit to Serve-Half and One Literary
We can try to tell a story. We can think for years a story will never have a listener. It took fifteen years for this essay to be...
Lights in Darkness
Stories never end. Writing stories never ends. I had decided to post an excerpt* from my young adult novel, Bird. This story is a...
Find Your Feelings
A work meeting charged me with the idea of ‘gratitude’ but in this context, the idea of gratitude, like the initial conversation about...
