You're very amusing and I can't wait to bear witness to your writing adventures over the next few weeks. :) I am not a formal participant in this challenge (too busy over on hubpages.com filling my head with SEO, backlinks and traffic know-how OH...

Oh come on Miss Tayari ... don't rain on everyone's parade. It sounds like this isn't the forum for you and that's okay.I can relate. I tend to go back and edit before I get off the first page! UGH! Crazy habit I picked up writing for newspapers. No...

You know, I was adopted to a mother, father and sister who all had the same concept of sharing inner pain - they didn't. And of course that made me - someone who felt deeply and needed real, not just perceived, closesness - the odd man out. In...