I was not going to use writing for advertising or journalism. I would tend bar, load trucks, chauffeur - do whatever it took. But from the moment I took my first writing workshop, I was a writer.
I am continually fascinated at the difficulty intelligent people have in distinguishing what is controversial from what is merely offensive.
Ensuring a bright future for all our children is the responsibility of the community, the schools, families and like it or not- politicians as well.