You can't cure a chipped plate. All you can do is live with it or throw it out.

Grief was like a seizure that shook me like a storm.

Has all the trappings of a mystery novel, doesn't it?

On the last morning of Virginia's bloodiest year since the Civil War, I built a fire and sat facing a window of darkness where at sunrise I knew I would find the sea.

Botox not only helps with wrinkles, it actually makes you feel more relaxed as frowning causes tension.

I've always believed human blood is red because it really needs to draw attention to itself.

I like crazy shoes or unusual cowboy boots and I collect big belt buckles.