by Gail Marlene Schwartz As a six-year-old, my parents forced me to see a therapist, Dr. Solky. I hated it and I hated him. When Dr. Solky would peek his head into the waiting room to call my name, my mother would literally drag me into his office kicking andContinue Reading

Writing Poetry

by Jennifer Brown Banks My initial exposure to poetry began at about age 12. Back then, teachers and school administrators chose me to participate in the “Gifted Student Program”–a program for advanced learners. Poetry was a weekly requirement, along with classes in creative writing. I fell in love at firstContinue Reading

I started writing when I was in high school and started an alternative school newspaper, then didn’t write again much until I was in my early thirties. It started out with short stories, then nonfiction journalistic articles, which then progressed to novels and story collections. Counseling Greatly Informed My WritingContinue Reading