A Retired Nurse Remembers

July 13, 2011

“Where were you the day that Kennedy died?” my dinner guest asked me recently. I wondered why she wanted to …

International Christian Retail Show – 2011

July 8, 2011

Getting ready for Atlanta next week. Meeting up with the publisher of Caring Lessons, Deep River Books, at the International …

July 6, 2011

In my quest, as a nurse, to become a writer of memoir, I learned the importance of first sentences: to …

June 29, 2011

In 2000, the summer after I retired from teaching nursing, I took my first writing course. It was with Carol …

June 23, 2011

As a retired nurse promoting a career memoir, people have asked how I did it all—raise kids, get a PhD, …

June 15, 2011

The next time you’re moaning about having to attend a mandatory fire safety program, interrupting your day, at your workplace, …

May 31, 2011

I was thrilled yesterday (5/30/11) to find an article titled “Jobs in Health Care on the Rise” in the Business …

May 27, 2011

Did you know that 60 million Americans are diagnosed with a mental health condition in any given year, that’s 1in4. …

May 24, 2011