Tips and News For Writers

I just celebrated my 76th birthday in September and I've been looking back at all the things that have made up my life. I still breed registered puppies and kittens - don't know what I'd do if I didn't have them, really. I've lost my parents, my husband, and my youngest son in recent years and my only daughter moved from next door to a town just 70 miles away.

I also have three Miniature Horses and occassionally I get a new foal to play with.

When I started writing, I wrote poetry and songs an… Continue

The Road


There was a long, winding road
That stretched far ahead.
Blistered and cracked,
Deeply rutted,
On and on it seemed to go.

We couldn’t wait to travel down
That long winding road.
Rushing and running,
Stirring the dust
Into clouds that darkened our way.

Seemed like it went on forever then,
But if we stop right now,
Turn around,
Look back,
It was only a short little pathway
From the childhood of yesterday.

© 1990 Jo Fulkerson

Great book on a tough topic, August 14, 2008
By K. Grawitch

As a school social worker who works with children and teens, I try out books of all kinds that might speak to kids. 'For Love of Teddy' is a terrific choice for anyone who wants to broach the topic of drug use and the importance of making good choices with preteens and teens. It could be used with a classroom group or at home with your own children. The subject matter is serious, but the author approaches it in a realistic, but not ove… Continue