Last week, I attended the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Washington, D.C. I…
Articles by Jamie Hughes
Perhaps the most famous MS advocate today isn’t a patient, but the daughter of one. Author J.K. Rowling lost…
There’s one thing you need to know about my family — we’re weird. We laugh at inopportune times. We…
Now that 2016 is thankfully behind us, it’s time to start a new year — fresh, rested, and…
“This first candle in the advent wreath,” I told my kids as I clicked the lighter and set…
In Cold Sassy Tree, the classic novel by Olive Ann Burns, Grandpa Blakeslee tells his grandson Will Tweedy that,…
You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, Love like you’ll never be hurt, Sing like there’s nobody…
When you have a chronic illness, learning everything you can about it is both a blessing and curse. The part…
As a mother of two boys, I’m blessed with an abundance of dirty socks, Nerf darts, and Legos — all…
A few weeks ago, I visited my general practitioner for a yearly physical. I was expecting him to harp on…
And do you feel scared? I do, but I won’t stop and falter. And if…