TRAIN was opening for Hall & Oats. OPENING? It was my TRAIN I was there to catch, heart thudding like the choo-choo-choo of an old steam engine.

Ivette is the most popular girl I know. Her great faith in me had encouraged her friends, some of whom already had copies of “my baby” to stop by. I was thrilled beyond measure…

But nothing stirred me like the fairytale-esque Angel Tree. This natural wonder is a live oak spanning 28 ft in circumference, 66.5 ft in height, producing 17,200 sq.ft. of shade. Experts estimate it’s at least between 400 and 500 years old…

Funerals with these girls are a riot – even death can’t stop their dry wit peeping through because their funny is permanently on HIGH. The angels themselves…

When I came to America I was beyond delighted my accent was “different”. An 8,000-mile distance had rendered me “interesting”. Me? WOW! This was my second clue…

Well, this Mother’s Day I meandered half asleep as usual to put the kettle on for coffee. An intriguing black box with a fancy blue bow quickly opened sleepy eyes. The box looked expensive…

Life rolled out a cow pasture of disappointments in the last couple of weeks. Acres of my world were layered in the foulest-smelling manure. But as I gagged on the stench, I saw one green leaf…

The book will ask this question, What if Zulu blood brothers, one black, one white, one a terrorist, one a South African Defense Force Lieutenant, both tarnished by their own realities during the struggle for power, were to face each other on the battlefield…?

My stage debut was at age 3. It was my first solo but it was the curtsy I practiced, even more than the butterfly number itself.

My ballet teacher took pains to explain how the curtsy was the most important part of the performance. It showed humility and grace whilst receiving applause...

The real estate crash of 2008 & 2009 & most of 2010 not only ruined many home owners investments but their lives...