by A. T. Baron | Nov 10, 2015 | General, Writing
My friends sometimes call me a “Grammar Nazi,” because I correct their speech. They don’t mean to be hostile; they just don’t like someone correcting them. When I was a little girl, I had a mild speech impediment and had to visit the school’s speech therapist, to...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 25, 2015 | General, Writing
Today’s fortune probably sounds familiar to many. Much like the quote, “What others think of you is none of your business,” it sets out to reassure you to feel positive about yourself. It also resembles something you would hear Deepak Chopra say at a new age forum,...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 23, 2015 | General, Writing
The luminous light of the full moon at night can bring feelings of romance, mystery, or even fear, especially if you are walking through a cemetery alone. Man has seen the moon as the antithesis of the sun, but that did not make it any less useful. Just as we used the...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 18, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
When I was a young child, my mom sent my brother, sister and me to the community pool to learn to swim. I don’t know how she reasoned the necessity of swimming when she could not, but we donned our suits, grabbed a towel and headed down the street for our lessons. It...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 11, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
I took some time to relax this past Friday, since it was Lazy Mom’s Day. I did not feel like cooking dinner, so we order out for some Chinese food from our local eatery. After we were finished eating, I grabbed a fortune cookies and walked outside, to enjoy the nice...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 4, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
The last time I made macaroni and cheese, I considered adding bacon. I believe everything tastes better with bacon. I searched through the refrigerator only to discover that I was out of my delectable pork product. I started down into the pot of creamy, yellow pasta...