News about Georgia’s SAT scores dotted the headlines last week. While some people celebrated that we’d ranked higher than in previous years, others remarked that 46th place was nothing to brag about. Online discussion forums invited people to comment on the ratings. Read the rest of this entry »

I have always longed to be a naturally organized woman. You know the type. Their homes are always ready for company. Their floors glisten, their kitchen sinks are empty, their table and countertops completely devoid of clutter. How wonderful it would be to wake up one day and discover that I’ve become one of them! Read the rest of this entry »

I replaced the wreath on my front door today. A circle of daisies came down and a wooden sign went up. It features golden leaves and a declaration that I am “Looking for fall”. Read the rest of this entry »

“I was out scrapping last night.”
My friend’s eyes widened. “You were in a fistfight?”
“No!” I laughed. “I meant to say I went to a crop.”
“I didn’t know you grew vegetables.” Read the rest of this entry »

The disheveled woman trudged down the grocery aisle, her cart filled with an assortment of junk food, a six- pack of beer, and two grungy little children, one barefoot. She wore no makeup to hide the dark circles under her tired, troubled eyes. Her wrinkled white shirt bore mysterious brown smudges; her fingernails were faintly outlined with traces of dirt. Read the rest of this entry »