Why “Cheap” Can Cost You More   I bought the cheap chips. Trying to save a little time and a few dollars, I stopped at a nearby store on my way to a friend’s cookout. My favorite brand was out of stock, so I grabbed the store brand — cheaper, available, and “good enough.” Spoiler […]

Hang Tight and Hold On! By Chewy (AKA: Chewbacca) Davis I’m Chewy, the Chief Barketing Manager at Davis Creative Publishing. I spend a lot of time on the back of the sofa, watching the world go by and guarding my humans. We get a lot of dog walkers strolling by on their way to the […]

TRUST is one of those words primarily defined by the person using it. What’s important to you might not be as much of a priority as it is for the next author. It was Spring, 1962 . . . I found myself at the bottom of a neighborhood hill, laughing and giggling as I lay […]

It Ain’t Easy Being Short My annual eye exam was last week, and as Alex, the 6’6” technician, introduced himself, he motioned toward the back of a door laden with coat hooks so I could hang my bag. With several patients ahead of me, only one hook remained—at the very top. Alex watched, waiting to […]

Janet Kendrick You desire happiness, healthier relationships, and financial freedom. You seek more, and inside your heart, you feel it is possible for you. WHAT IF THE ANSWERS YOU SEEK TRULY ARE INSIDE OF YOU? What if you looked inside your heart to find your truest source of self-worth, and realized all your dreams could […]

Have you ever started reading a book and could not finish the first chapter? The author most likely skipped having their manuscript reviewed by an editor and a proofreader.   Having an editor and proofreader review your book manuscript is essential for several reasons: Fresh Perspective: When you’ve been immersed in writing a manuscript for […]

If you are creative, you probably have a lot of grand ideas but not enough time or perhaps motivation to see them all through. I try to keep a list of my ideas on my phone, and I have just as many good intentions as much as I have good ideas. Sometimes, my ideas make […]

My grandmother was the second of 13 children born around 1904 (no official birth certificate) in a 3-room wooden “house” out in the middle of the Kansas Prairie. It was in an area originally populated by the Cherokee Indians during the Trail of Tears (1830s–1850s). The original house had dirt floors, no running water, no […]

Yep. It happened. Again. Mercury was retrograde, PLUS the full moon . . . add in the “holidays” and several days of overcast skies, and my MOJO was drained. It was time to inject a bit MORE JOY back into my daily routine. Apparently, this is something I’ve been working on for several decades. I […]