Pen & Pro$per

“If you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready.”--WILL SMITH
Let’s face it: for many of us, blogging is truly a labor of love.
What compels and sustains us week after week, month after month, year after year is not the expectation of great fame and fortune, but the simple desire to connect with others and share our passion, pain points and experiences....

Happy National Poetry Month!
Glad to have you here.
As a prolific poet, and the author of eight books of verse to date, Poetry Month is every month for me. But, I am so thrilled to have a specifically designated time each year to recognize, honor, and give increased awareness to this art form....

 As we conclude Women's History Month, I wanted to share a timely review written by David M. Litwack. Hope you enjoy. Comments welcome.
PARIS WITHOUT HER...
“Grief is a cruel kind of education. . . . You learn how much grief is about language, the failure of language and the grasping for language.” Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie....

It’s no secret that for most writers, a major pain point is earning equitable, consistent income for our craft. And with the increasingly high cost of living these days, it is a real concern.
But here’s the good news. If you’re diligent, resourceful and determined, you can still be profitable in today’s economy as a freelancer; particularly with the growing demand for content creators. Hello?...