BULLYING: THE PUBLIC SECRET

My guest today, Lisa A Listwa, was a high school teacher for fifteen years and she has a LOT of great things to say about this topic.  I can’t even IMAGINE what being a teacher to teenagers is like.  I am good with my ONE kiddo at home.  Actually, who am I kidding?  I can…

FROM BULLIES TO BUSINESS

I don’t have much of an introduction because Stephanie Yuhas says it all so much better.  She is truly an inspiration and tells a powerful story about overcoming bullies by finding her own voice, and it is a very powerful voice indeed. I do want to include an excerpt from an interview she did for…

IN REMEMBRANCE OF SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY

D.L. McHale asked me to  help write the following poem.  I was honored and proud to do this project with someone so talented.  I had avoided all news of this tragedy until now and I do have to admit this was the hardest poem I have ever helped write.  I really did very little in…