The Only Weapon You Need

The Only Weapon You Need

By Rhonda Stinson My Shiba Inu, Marley, escaped again. Rule #1: Never let a Shiba off leash. They’re escape artists and will dart if loose. There she stood, ready to cross our busy road. I was yelling every lure in the book. “Toy, treat, go for a walk, mommy’s...
Who’s Behind the Pandemonium?

Who’s Behind the Pandemonium?

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis Are you familiar with the Allstate “Mayhem” commercials? Potentially hazardous situations are taken to the extreme through the antics of Allstate’s appropriately named spokesperson, “Mayhem”. The short...
Skipping Stones

Skipping Stones

By Rae Lynn DeAngelis When I was a kid, skipping stones was a favorite past time. Every time me and my friends were near a pond, lake or river, we scoured the shore for stones to launch across the water. The first step to successfully skipping stones is to find the...
The Pain of Rejection

The Pain of Rejection

By Tanya Jolliffe Recently I experienced rejection from people close to me. It caused me to do a lot of thinking about the emotions and feelings that come with being rejected. The Miriam Webster dictionary defines being rejected as, “not given approval...