by Pat McCaw | Mar 28, 2019 | parenting, Pat's Chat
My kids eat a good breakfast every morning before school, but I often show up to work and realize I have forgotten to eat. I make sure the kids get to appointments, math bee practice and piano lessons, but I have not been to the dentist for over a year. Nobody in my...
by Pat McCaw | Mar 17, 2019 | Pat's Chat, Travel
Vacation has a way of clearing out the muck swirling in your brain to filter your thoughts. Doesn’t matter where I go . . . getting away is all that matters. Recently my family traveled to Daytona Beach Florida and spent the days on the beach without a plan or...
by Pat McCaw | Mar 7, 2019 | Pat's Chat, short story
This is a short story I entered into a contest – I didn’t win – but wanted to share it! It is fiction and not based on true events. Words to Live By I found a clump of Mom’s hair in the shower. Trying to ignore its meaning, I scooped it up...
by Pat McCaw | Feb 8, 2019 | Pat's Chat, picture books
I grew up in rural Iowa and rarely saw a person of color, I had no experience with sexual identity issues, and my religious knowledge consisted of what I learned at Sunday school. With continued education, life experience, and traveling outside of my...
by Pat McCaw | Jan 24, 2019 | book review, multiple pov, Pat's Chat, Writing tips
I discovered two new favorite Young Adult (YA) novels – SADIE, by Courtney Summers, and SAWKILL GIRLS, by Claire Legrand. Each book held my attention and kept me reading to find answers and solve the mysteries buried in the pages. These novels share a common format...
