Creative Cadence

November 13, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #10: 2012 – A Welcome Fresh Start

2012 began with life in a new, beautiful apartment, two teaching gigs, two online writing gigs and two book pursuits. Two seemed like the magical number. […]
November 12, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #9: 2011 – Time to Pivot

2011 kicked off on a gain and finished on a loss. That’s the nature of life. And that was the cycle of that year.   The […]
November 11, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #8: 2010 – A New Professional Chapter

By the time 2010 rolled around, I’d just begun writing for two publications, one for pay and one for free movie passes. Tri-C started giving me […]
November 10, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #7: Renavigating During the Chaos of 2009

2009 proved to be an interesting year. Interesting is such a broad adjective. Something people use when they don’t exactly know what else to say. Or […]
November 9, 2015

Career Coaching Backstory #6: The Big 2008 Crash

“I’m the Bad Guy?…How’d that happen? I did everything they told me to.” – Bill Foster, Falling Down, 1993 2008 began as a terrific year. Just […]


May 31, 2013

I’m Shutting Down Every Distraction

“I’m shutting down every distraction, every temptation and every noise in order to focus on my goals.” – A.S.
May 31, 2013

If You’re Lucky, Once In Your Life, You Will Meet Your Lover

“If you’re lucky, once in your life, you will meet your lover. To be clear, he is not your boyfriend or future husband. Your family and […]
May 30, 2013

Sometimes, I Feel Like My Life is One, Long Movie

“Sometimes, I feel like my life is one, long movie, comprised of unrelated, unapologetic and often unexplainable scenes. And, yet, there’s surprising characters, ongoing obstacles and […]
May 29, 2013

When You Ask for Something and Get It…

“When you ask for something and get it, do you wish that you would have asked for something more?” -A.S.  
May 27, 2013

The ’90s: Diary of Mess – Video Shoot with Simone Barros and Wesley Harrell Crump

Earlier today, Simone Barros, Wesley Harrell Crump and I came together to make a video! Simone and Wesley are both pros and have worked in the […]
May 26, 2013

Deconstructing Royalty: The Sopranos, MadMen and Boardwalk Empire