Writing Charlene is Trying to Write In July of this year, I had a wild idea: Why not get another master's degree? I finished my PhD in 2023, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award in 2024, left for Spain on that award in 2025, and then moved back. While I sipped my
Writing On Being and Becoming a Writer I was in the 7th grade when I learned that I love writing. I've shared before, but my 7th-grade English teacher introduced me to the beauty of writing. I have collections of journals before that where I shared my hopes and dreams, the feelings I had for
Writing Why I Write I stood trembling in a library. I gripped the small, blue book tightly. Surveying the entire library, family members were present, awaiting the start of open house night. Mr. M came over, asking if I was ready. My sweaty palms would not budge from the book; I could feel myself
Poetry The Cosmos (Pictured above: Painting of Earth, Venus, Mercury, and the Sun surrounded by the cosmos. My 5-year-old daughter stopped me from covering up my attempt at the cosmos as she said, "Art doesn't need to be perfect, Mommy." So I didn't cover them
