Growing Bolder Community

Many people are facing tough times right now. Either it directly affects their immediate family or they know someone close like a brother, sister or friend who has lost a job, filed for bankruptcy or lost their home to foreclosure. People who are fortunate enough to be working, sometimes come to work carrying the world on their shoulders. We see people at work sometimes looking sad or are quiet or...

I have had good storytellers, great conversationalists and naturally funny people tell me that they could never be a writer. “And, why is that?” I ask. “I'm not good enough,” is the usual answer. “Good enough for what?” I ask. “Well, you know, good enough to be published,” is the answer. It is in our collective consciousness that to be a “real...