When I was in graduate school, I had a friend named Stacey. She’d come to the Midwest from Houston, so she had a southern accent that I found totally charming. Stacey was less than…

Where did this summer go? One minute we’re in Antigua, the next we’re revising syllabi and preparing for another school year. My mom used to tell me that time went faster as we grow…

Our neighbor died yesterday. Sam and his wife, Mabel, have lived next door to us for the entire 15 years we’ve owned our house. They invited the four of us over for dinner the…

We’re just barely into August this week, right? We’re not even through the first full week. But I’ll give you three guesses as to what I saw at World Market yesterday. You don’t even…

One year ago–on July 31st, to be exact–I sent out a Facebook message to my friends and family, announcing the birth of She Dwells in Possibility. This entire year has been a learning experience…

Today’s post comes from guest author Elyzabeth Wilder, creator of 40 Lunches, and is part of a series called On Her Way. Each of these posts features a woman telling her own story in…

It’s probably no surprise to anyone that I love to read–no one becomes an English professor unless that’s true. Books were my first love. When I was in grade school, the Scholastic Book Fair…