Welcome to the newbies.

Thank you   I was wondering where to post it. Diary works, though I would say some of my art is public (and I've gotten a certain piece taken down off deviantart tons by others claiming it's theirs and still having my signature by it). Def will put more than I do publicly in there though. 

Ever heard the expression "Hiding your light under the bushel?"

You are a dark horse... 

I was thrown into it so I had no choice but I have the entire English Dept behind me to edit my works so as long as I get the facts right, everything else is not a big deal. I don't think I am that naturally gifted, I am just brave hahaha...

Well, about Cosmo, I was not on staff. I just sent in articles here and there. I wrote about different cultures or from different culture perspective. That was over 30 years ago so the fact that I was Asian, 20ish, a grad student from Columbia who was socially active in community works helped. It made it more attractive for them to publish something from me.

okay, we need to take turn spilling some secrets now

Hi, everyone! I'm Rebecca and I live in Western Canada. I teach two special needs boys plus one undiagnosed but possibly ADHD, at home because our public schools don't have the resources to keep up with these guys. I want more time for writing (novels and non-fiction) but so far there isn't a lot left. I volunteer online right now as a moderator on FB pages, but my library training was my previous volunteer work that will pick up again once we're past pandemic restrictions.

I miss the old days of message boards in the early 2000's, when I was a community leader at iVillage. So glad to have found this site!

Didn't mean to follow you around like a little puppy dog. I did some searching and this was one of the places being actively used.

I'm glad to already know someone here, that's a bonus.

Welcome, Rebecca! Glad to have you here with us.

Cassie must get around

Welcome Rebecca, hope to hear more from you.

That's great, you will feel like you already know this place well very soon!

Rebecca, you sounds like you have very full hands there.

I think you will look back on this as time well spent, and feel quite proud of yourself.

I don't know what state you are located at Rebecca, but where I am, employers really favor candidates with volunteer experience. Quite a few companies allow employees to take off few hours a week to volunteer, with pay.

Welcome to more newbies!

(they are not posting, but they signed up)