The Snow-Covered Editor-Writer Relationship
This weekend, my mom got on me about not shoveling the snow off my driveway after the Midwest was pummeled with 12 inches of winter wonderland-ness. My response? “We have 4-wheel drive. Why do we need to shovel?”
I’ll spare you with the ‘you should think of others’ lecture I received after she tried to pull her little car in my driveway and move on to what the conversation inspired me to think about – Editor and Writer Relationships. Read more »
Business Deal Sparked After Golf Course Quip
Published in the 1/11/11 issue of the Suburban Journals
Business Deal Sparked After Golf Course Quip
What began as a quip on a golf course evolved into a business transaction for Jeff Herr and Mike Ogle.
One day on the links last year, Herr — owner of Cullop-Jennings Florist in Collinsville — jokingly suggested Ogle purchase his business.
Herr, who owned the shop for 18 years, was kidding at first, but the two got talking and realized they were on to something. Read more »
Edwardsville Woman Has Drive to Help Others
Published in the 1/7/11 issue of the Suburban Journals
Edwardsville Woman Has Drive to Help Others
Shawn McCue, of Edwardsville, is always on the move.
As a supported employment specialist for MERS/Goodwill, she’s in charge of finding jobs for people in need. That means McCue is on the road a lot — driving from employer to employer looking for job leads, taking clients to training or finding them business attire for interviews.
For all the hard work, McCue recently received the Local Hero Award, the nonprofit’s honor for employees who go beyond the norm. Read more »
About Me
Three words to describe me? Passionate. Motivated. Curious. These traits help me as a college media adviser and instructor, freelance writer, and mom. From student journalism and higher education to parenting and freelance writing, this site, focused on writing, reflecting and teaching, offers a mix of blogs with a hint of humor, sarcasm, and inspiration, as well as my published stories on just about every possible topic.
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