The Inspired Blog

  I will confess that I did indeed disappear from this blog for a while. Ah, blogging. It is difficult to keep up with while also writing books, poems, short stories, etc. This past year, I added yet another hat to my ever-growing collection: teaching.  Yes, I took on a full-time teaching position. For the past year, I have been teaching High School English. If you are a teacher, then you already understand why my blog has been a tumbleweed in the wind. I never fully grasped before how much professional development, overtime hours, and exhaustion go into working as the teacher of record for a full year. I'll be going back next year, so I can forget about writing anything other than brief snippets of poetry for a while... hopefully not forever.  In college, I wrote my thesis paper about the teacher shortage. I outlined causes and research that backed up my findings, as well as possible solutions. Little did I know how intense that shortage was to become and how useful my r...

  Dear Readers, I am excited to announce that my short story, Assassin: The Chronicles of Arith , is now available to read on Kindle Vella! I completed this story exclusively with the online magazine, Channillo, in the past. Now it is available to a whole new host of readers via Kindle! Here's to broadened horizons! 🥂 If you are a Kindle reader, then check it out! The description is below!  She was sworn to eliminate her target. He was fated to protect her.  Tania Hanaldi is a young assassin on her first assignment when she meets a Knight Of Creation intent on preventing her from finishing her mission. As the continent of Acona is torn apart by civil war, Tania knows that her role may decide the fate of the rebel army... or her own death. Will she survive long enough to avenge her past? Enjoy this fantasy tale of love, adventure, growth, magic, and the fight between good and evil. Follow the link here . If you enjoy my updates, then give me a like, follow, and share on K...