Me in my room at 15, being photographed by The Charlotte Observer for an article about the teen panel I was a member of. I was very proud of my wall! Susan jokes that I was able to turn it into a career …
Written on August 29, 1994:
In ten years I would like to be out of college and married.
[10-year-later update: I was 4 years out of college, and I was married exactly 10 years and 6 days after this was written]
I want to be a journalist at a large newspaper, perhaps writing editorials.
[10-year-later update: I was assistant [...]
On that day 7 years ago, I was still a rookie copy editor and page designer at the newspaper. Fresh from college, I had been working there just 9 months, and this day would be the first day I would see what an impact working for the media can have - not just on the [...]
Spring lives here where sunrise greets
weekend coffee and conversation
Trust and truth rests – in your lap,
my feet – in my hand, a newspaper
Did you know, dear, that the world has stopped
understanding but we know our demons, and we know
our angels, and this day you are the guardian
of my heart – the town might talk and [...]