Shame on Australia!

I Thought All Wool Was the Same I work for an eco-friendly company as a copywriter, and although I knew that we sold New Zealand...

The Sun Is Your Friend

It seems like every summer, we get the same speech, especially here in Sunny Southern California, where sunbathing on pool loungers is not just a...

American Futon

The American Futon Everyone remembers the futon, weather in their first apartment as a dual-purpose couch, or on a visit as a convertible guest bed....

Furniture Woman

I think that I will be the kind of old person that surrounds myself with my furniture. My bedroom furniture will be huge, and I...

Race Race Race

This was an assignment for my African American Literature class. We were told to write about our first memory of race in a non-linear way....

The War And Me

First Published in Voice Chapman University’s Social Justice Publication 2006 When the first Gulf war broke out, I wanted to protest. I wanted to be...