Runaway Writer Found on Beach, Heart Broken, but Alive! One of the best moves I've ever made was to run away from home when I was almost fifty-one years-old. Once I made the move, my life changed. I did meet a small new circle of friends, but the biggest change was in my writing life. It had been over 10 years since I was actively writing Continue Reading
Winner of the June 2013 “My Gutsy Story®” Contest
I am thrilled to announce Penelope James as the first winner of the start of Anthology # 2 in the “My Gutsy Story®” Anthology series. Congratulations to Penelope and her inspiring “My Gutsy Story®” about how she overcame job loss, financial struggles, health problems and moved on. Dixie Diamanti also deserves Continue Reading
“My Gutsy Story®” Sharon Leaf
I Sailed the Seven Seas on a World War II Ship… and lived to tell about it ~You cannot discover new oceans until you are willing to lose sight of the shore~ I inherited my love to travel from my father, and I had once dreamed of traveling the world for God, but now divorced, and a single mom, I shelved that dream ... until I married my prince Continue Reading
“My Gutsy Story®” Liz Burgess
Time To Let Go I had a five-hour drive to let reality sink in. I just left great friends and a job that I loved, a house full of memories and the feel of warm hugs from my kids at a moment’s notice. After 17 years, I was moving to a new city to be with my husband in a new home, and all I had with me was the dog and my clothes. Oh, and I was six Continue Reading
“My Gutsy Story®” Penelope James
What Do You Do when the Good Times End? My advertising career started in London and ended in Mexico City in 1990 when my boss persuaded me to take early retirement. I heard “corporate takeover casualties,” but he was so smooth that for several minutes I didn’t understand that he meant “you’re fired.” After I agreed, in exchange for Continue Reading