Taking Pride in the Little Things
This morning, I was walking my dog Rosco and we came across a heavy-duty paper plate, torn in half and obviously abandoned by some trash-picking raccoon. For some reason, Rosco…
Addison L. Jones
Author of The Birds of Brookside Manor and Eye of Horace
Addison L. Jones is a freelance writer and editor. Born and raised in New Jersey, she has been writing since she was a child, publishing her first “book”—called Baby and His Parents (about a young deer and his family) as part of a youth-in-publishing program when she was in first grade. She has published several nonfiction books for young adults, has edited thousands of books and teaching materials, and is the author of Eye of Horace, a modern-day retelling of the ancient Egyptian myth of Isis and Osiris. She lives in north-central New Jersey. The Birds of Brookside Manor is her second novel.
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You never expect this kind of thing. Running, after all, is supposed to be GOOD for you. So, it never (or almost never) occurs to you that it could be…
Rules Are Made to Be Broken?
A couple of weeks ago, I (briefly) sat down with my dad to watch a little bit of a women’s basketball game. Don’t ask me what league it was or…
Living in the Moment (When the Present Moment Sucks)
Buddhists, New Agers, psychologists, health professionals—they all seem to spout the same advice: True happiness comes from living in the moment. The argument goes like this: If you’re stressing over…
Chess for One
I’ve always been a loner. I’m okay with that. But recently, I’ve started to think the amount of time I spend alone verges on abnormal, and maybe it’s time to…