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An Unexpected Lesson in the Classroom (for the Teacher)
by Liz Conces Spencer [Prologue: On February 24, 2022, Liz Conces Spencer, a Houston-based artist, was teaching an art class
Ghosted by a Friend Over Trump: Five Ways I’ve Moved On
There was something about the text message I just read that seemed off to me. It didn’t sound like my
Renters Who Become Crime Victims: How to Break Your Lease (or Not)
Crime is rampant for apartment dwellers I was recently browsing on the social media site NextDoor® and ran across this
A New Kind of Discrimination in the American Workplace
I experienced my first corporate layoff when I was only 25 years old. I was already married, and my husband
When a Mother Fails to Love: What’s Helped Me Move On
Like most girls in junior high school, I tried out for all the cheerleading squads every time tryouts came around—basketball,
Happy New Year 2022
Many people use New Year’s Day to make resolutions, or lists of things to do in the coming year. They
Merry Christmas 2021!
Happy holidays to everyone! I hope 2021 was a bit better for you than 2020 was. Looking back, I had
Turning Tragedy Into Charity: Helping Those in Need
Company was coming! If you came from a big family or had a Polish mother like I did, you knew
Woman Traveling Solo II: Home Exchanges and Camping
Having my third marriage collapse after only 9 months was about as devastating a blow as a person could ask
Woman Traveling Solo I: Learning to Pack Lightly
Losing your luggage on a trip is a huge inconvenience. Losing it twice? Now that’s some bad luck… My earliest
The Importance of Being Legal
When I went into business for myself in 1994, I was a simple “dba”—“doing business as,” and the business name
The Character of a Man
I recently had the opportunity to learn about the true character of two perfect strangers. The fabulous townhouse I moved
Preikestolen Kicks My Ass (and a Buzz Kill Named Harvey)
Several hours into the hike, with my heart feeling it was going to explode right out of my chest, I
Crash-Landing in Houston: Maxing Out the Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale
It wasn’t until I was 30 years old that for the first time in my life, I did the things
Fred Goes Missing (Or, I Lose My Mind Over a Trapped Kitty)
Fred was one of the neighborhood feral kittens that I’d adopted and domesticated into my household; a story told fully
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