Writing Life Stories

Here I am on my deck with Lexie who will not pose for a photo. Corie Pressley took some photos of me recently. My deck is so bare and I ...

Have you ever walked past a building and smelled the fumes from a clothes dryer? A college student, Samuel Connors, worked to stop the drye...

While I have been recovering from back and leg problems, I developed a mean respiratory illness that has sapped my energy. Having multiple c...

As most of my readers know, I have chemical sensitivity, which is not an allergy, but an extreme sensitivity to most chemicals. Fragranced ...

As everyone who knows me will tell you, synthetic fragrance such as air fresheners, Glade, Febreze  and others that companies have brainwash...

I like to give credit where credit is due . In my travels over the past fifteen years, I've found that most motels and hotels pollute th...

The most heart-felt appreciation goes out to Terry Collins, and others in the North Carolina Poetry Society for their support of those of ...

Being a teacher I feel bound to educate anyone who will read or listen to the harmful effects of "room deodorizers" and spray cle...

Spiders are prolific this year. We put out some July 4th decorations on the deck. Today when I started to put them away, I was shocked to se...

Recently I wrote about following your passion. I often write about multiple chemical sensitivity. I am passionate about educating the public...

Most of you know I have chemical sensitivity which means I can't use products with petro-chemicals or fragrances . Pat Daharsh , a...

Saturday I was scheduled to give a talk at the local library. My sister Gay and her husband, Stu, and friends from out of town came. Althoug...

How does one tell a loved one "don't sit near me. Your perfume makes me sick?" That is the quandary I find myself in too much ...

I sit in a Hampton Inn in Greensboro tonight hoping I can get up and over to UNC-G by 8:00 AM tomorrow for the NCWN Spring Conference. I ...

Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is a health problem where sensitive people– some studies show up to 30% of the general population – rea...

Once again, today, I was overpowered by a fragrance so harsh I had to escape the area. While waiting for my order at McDonald's, a man ...