Children Give Birth to Mothers

By Piper Bayard It’s children who deliver mothers into the world. Before children, we are daughters, girlfriends, and wives. But until we love a child, we are not mothers. The part of us that grows into a mother remains a child until a child becomes more...
The Nine Year Baby — FIRELANDS Cover Reveal

The Nine Year Baby — FIRELANDS Cover Reveal

By Piper Bayard Most babies take nine months. Some take nine years. Nine years ago, a friend offered to get me into the insurance business. I had an inactive law license, and my kids had just started back to school. It made sense. They would pay for my licensing and...

Thanks for Coming After Me, IRS

By Piper Bayard The IRS came after me, and I’m smiling. Yes, smiling. No, I don’t enjoy paying taxes. In fact, I’m appalled by the way the government misappropriates or flat out pilfers half of what it takes, and then our “leaders” refuse to balance the budget. . . ....