Writing

Apr 12 min read

Expert Help for Caregivers of Black People with Autism*

“I’ve heard many parents say ‘Everybody has suggestions, but not a way or example on how to do this or that!’ Well, I may not have all...

Oct 31, 20231 min read

Happy Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Here's what I hope will become an annual publication: sHEROES: Black Women Thriving Beyond Breast Cancer. Enjoy! -Dr. O

Jul 21, 20222 min read

The Power of Punctuation*

Dear Dr. O, I love to write, and I want very much to become a writer; but punctuation is my Achilles heel! I keep telling myself that, as...

Feb 21, 20224 min read

A Salute to Zora Neale Hurston

Anyone who knows me knows that Zora Neale Hurston is my #1 Muse. Today, we celebrate Hurston for penning the 1934 essay “Characteristics...

Jan 26, 20222 min read

Yoga Haiku, Anyone?

Full disclosure: I love writing haiku. I wrote the one featured above under my pen name for a manuscript in progress. My third-grade...

Jan 19, 20222 min read

Embrace the Process!

Whatever goal or resolution you set for yourself, approach that as your revision process;