ABOUT ME…
I have lived in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for nearly my entire life, aside from a seven-year stint in the Baltimore/Washington, DC area in my 20s. I have my B.S. in English-Education from Duquesne University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University. For 32 years, I taught middle and high school English. Recently, I took over as Chairperson of the Literary Arts Department at Pittsburgh CAPA (school for the Creative and Performing Arts). I love reading and writing in nearly all genres of fiction. I have three children with a 19-year age difference between the oldest and youngest. I am the COO of the Bosser-Wilson household, where my French bulldog, Blue, also resides.
LATEST STORIES
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Origin Story
**Disclaimer: Prepare for an overload of Marvel references in this one. Sorry about that. I got a smidge carried away. Let’s just call it an extended metaphor, shall we? I am no superhero, but I am a hero to someone. With my one-year transplant-aversary coming up in the next few days, I am continuing to
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I don’t have Syphilis and other things I’ve learned about myself…
I am, without a doubt, the kind of person who turns up the radio in my car to drown out any noise it may be making. This same level of ‘if I can’t hear it or see it,’ often applies to my physical health as well. However, when you decide to volunteer to become a
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Six months ago
On Thursday, February 18, I awoke at 4 AM to take a shower and use the antibacterial soap one last time. My husband and I got into the car for the 30 minute or so drive to the hospital, leaving my two older children still sound asleep (the youngest had been taken to a former
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Tales of Winter–part 1
On a cold, snowy morning in the winter of 1979 or ’80, still dressed in my warm, flannel nightgown, I heard a loud squawking clearly coming from INSIDE my home. A bird, most likely a robin, had somehow come down the chimney and gotten stuck on the closed flue.
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Origin Story
**Disclaimer: Prepare for an overload of Marvel references in this one. Sorry about that. I got a smidge carried away. Let’s just call it an extended metaphor, shall we? I am no superhero, but I am a hero to someone. With my one-year transplant-aversary coming up in the next few days, I am continuing to
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I don’t have Syphilis and other things I’ve learned about myself…
I am, without a doubt, the kind of person who turns up the radio in my car to drown out any noise it may be making. This same level of ‘if I can’t hear it or see it,’ often applies to my physical health as well. However, when you decide to volunteer to become a
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Six months ago
On Thursday, February 18, I awoke at 4 AM to take a shower and use the antibacterial soap one last time. My husband and I got into the car for the 30 minute or so drive to the hospital, leaving my two older children still sound asleep (the youngest had been taken to a former
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Professional Development…try Professional Detriment!
It’s a typical day in the life of a teacher. Your lessons have been planned in advance. You drive to your building (and actually pull into the lot and not drive by it as everyone in the world–teacher or not–fantasizes about doing when they get to work). You arrive inside only to learn that your
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NaNoWriMo
Happy Tuesday, October 21! I wanted to take a moment to announce that for the month of November, I will be participating in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge to write a novel (or 50,000 words) in one month (https://nanowrimo.org/). Today, I completed the prep courses they recommend taking before you embark on writing,
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