I’ve been pushing myself to enter writing contests this year and I came across one that required participants to write a love letter to themselves. There were several rules including that the letter couldn’t mention anyone else by name and it had to be less than 800 words. Another requirement was the participants had to be a member of the community hosting the contest and it was just enough money for me to change my mind. Fortunately, I only discovered the fee after I had wri

The hottest and most coveted literary award right next to The Pulitzer Prize. Welcome to Redhead Said's 2023 wrap up! I learned a lot...

The hottest and most coveted literary award right next to The Pulitzer Prize. If you’ve been following my book reviews this year, you may...

The hottest and most coveted literary award right next to The Pulitzer Prize. As much as I would love to have a straightforward countdown...

I’ll let you in on a secret: I have no college debt. Months before I had officially graduated, I made my final payment on my student loans. While I am proud of myself, I do realize that there are many factors that contributed to this achievement. I would like to say that it’s all due to work ethic and making smart financial decisions, but that is simply not the case. After all, how fiscally responsible is it to attend a private, Catholic university in Chicago when I could hav