Us and them

In one of my former jobs, I led a team of people serving all departments in the company. We were responsible for global branding, identity management, and creative services, among other things. My reporting structure was at the corporate level, which made a ton of...

Miss me?

I’m back, at least for the moment. And although it’s the elephant in the room, I don’t plan to write about COVID beyond this paragraph. That may change, but there’s already so much noise out there that I believe one more voice will only add to the confusion. Besides,...

Same old song and dance

*1986 Junior Miss banquet. Not naming names.* I heard a song on the radio the other day that took me back to high school when I participated in the Junior Miss Pageant (now known as Distinguished Young Women). Yes, believe it or not, I was once a pageant contestant....

For Tim

“Have you been writing?” “What have you written?” “Why haven’t you been writing?” He hounded me. Every time we talked or texted, he hounded me. He valued my words and wanted more of them. I had a few well worn excuses, but he...

Thinking out loud

I’m really struggling with a project at work. Actually, the project itself is pretty straightforward; the problem is finding a common language with my work partner. Frankly, the situation has been really frustrating me. As much as I KNOW the effects language can...