Sallie Boyles, Write Lady

False Equivalences

The Downfall of False Equivalences

What’s wrong with comparing two different things to make a point? Drawing parallels between A...
Read the Room

Read the Room

When people say, “Read the room,” what comes to your mind? Although the opposite can...
A Gift for a Stranger

A Gift for a Stranger

When have you selected gifts for people you didn’t know? Maybe some of the following...
Alligators as Pets

Alligators as Pets

What do you think of adopting an alligator as a pet? Decades ago, souvenir shops...
Word Games

Word Games

Do you enjoy playing word games? When it comes to word challenges like Bananagrams, Wordle,...
A close up of some green grass

Watch the Grass

Have you ever had positive feelings about something until encountering a reason to be leery...
A white tube of toothpaste sitting on top of green leaves.

A Lingering Taste

When have you taken a bite of a food that you’d typically appreciate based upon...
The Best Comeback

The Best Comeback

A harsh reality hit me when I was seven years old. My next-door neighbor "Jennifer,”...
A Disciplined Communicator

A Puppy Command for People

Have you ever trained a puppy? On and off, since I was six years old,...
A wooden pin cushion with red pins on top of it.

To Hear a Pin Drop

When was the last time you could have heard a pin drop in a crowded...

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