Deni Loritsch, Author

Writing middle grade fiction for humor and great story-telling. .

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A Satisfying Conversation Oh, how I long for enriching conversations. To me these are the talks that center on life, nature, the good of all people and questions as well as statements.

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Movies, Our Cultural Mirrors Films communicate present day culture and artistic ability. When we keep up with the year's films, particularly the films that are nominated for an Oscar, we've sampled the culture of the time.

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Disarmingly Charming It takes courage to be disarmingly charming. George Clooney is a master of this skill and every time we see it, we are wowed once again.

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Look To The Examples "Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them." James Baldwin…

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These Deer Know A Thing or TWO Driving through a neighborhood, I saw these deer statues. As I approached, they moved a bit to show that they saw me.

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What Makes Good Work Good? "If you discover and are able to articulate your philosophy of work (what it's good for and why you do it), you'll be less likely to let others design your life for you." …

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A Gift Is A Connection When one gives a gift, it is to foster a connection with another person. Gift giving requires thought, effort, and physical action.

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Do The Kind Thing DO THE KIND THING "Distance doesn't separate people, silence does." unknown We're all busy, but our lives would be better if we didn't allow that to be an excuse.

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Let Your Life Speak "Our goal in life is rather simple: coherency. A coherent life is one lived in such a way that you can clearly connect the dots between these three things:

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A Wise Man Celebrates What He Can "As the actress poured some more vodka, the Count looked about the drab room. How are the dogs?

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Expectations "If you can't live up to your expectations, lower them." unknown older This quote may sound odd, but our expectations often stop us from enjoying our lives.

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We Have The Opportunity to… Maybe we look at our lives the wrong way sometimes. Instead of, "I have to go to dance lessons", it can be said, " I have the opportunity to attend dance instruction."

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To Slouch or Not To Slouch "A slouching posture tends to suggest a certain laziness of character, as well as a lack of interest in others.

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Having Grace Grace is all around us for the taking, but we often let it drift away-unused. Grace can alleviate problematic scenarios and literally freshen the air.

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I Don’t Know What To Do

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Traditionalist Some children love the tradition of family, especially family dinners where all the adults and the children sit together.

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Ideas Ideas "I believe that it is difficult to kill an idea because ideas are invisible and contagious, and they move fast.