by jo | Mar 24, 2015 | Everyday Stories, Memoir & Essays, Stories By Jo
We sat in a small, barren classroom with approximately twelve standard table desks, in three rows of four. A green chalk board spans the length of the front wall, and a small wooden podium sits off to the side at the front of the room — it holds handouts and chalk,...
by jo | Feb 24, 2015 | Everyday Stories, Stories By Jo
One time a story saved my life. That’s sounds dramatic, I know. It’s still true. I was 14 when my older sister died. I let grief dictate life for a year. I mean that I did not give in and grieve, rather, I shoved everything to the shelves of my mind, I...
by jo | Feb 17, 2015 | Everyday Stories, Memoir & Essays, People I meet, Stories By Jo
photo credit: Ti scriverò…. via photopin (license) The idea came in waves. As a journalism student in college, I was always writing news articles that answered the big 6 questions: Who, what, where, when, why, how, and the bonus 7th question: so what). My senior...