by Nicole269 | Jan 7, 2016 | Column Throwback, StageLab24
This column first appeared in the Battle Creek Enquirer on January 19, 2014, after participating in TLC Productions’ first StageLab 24. I’m about to do it again this weekend. I’ve already started packing, power cord first. TLC Productions invited me...
by Nicole269 | Feb 6, 2015 | Column Throwback
I remember the first time my oldest drew a shaky circle with stick arms, no mouth, giant pupil-less eyes, and declared, “Mommy, this is you!” Instant tears. I hung it over my desk and for months went mushy at the sight of it. Over the last decade, my three Picassos...
by Nicole269 | Oct 31, 2014 | Column Throwback
I dread Halloween. As a kid, I loved it. I got to stay up late, run around in weird clothes, pound on people’s doors and get gobs of candy. Being the oldest of seven kids and living in Detroit, my family hauled in enough candy to sink the Good Ship Lollipop. Of...
