by alyssachaserebein | May 3, 2019 | Alyssa Chase, Angela Holton, Career advice, creativity, inspiration, layoff, leadership, performance, Uncategorized
Fake it till you make it. That’s what you’re supposed to do after a loss. But does it really get you where you want to be? After losing her job of 20 years, Angela Holton found a position quickly, but she needed new ways to cope with negative energy and become the...
by alyssachaserebein | Mar 26, 2019 | Alyssa Chase, Career advice, layoff, leadership, performance, Uncategorized
When things change at work, it can shake your foundation—especially if you’ve built your life around your job. Such times of transition are a good time to reset. If you’ve ever been laid off—or ever worried about it—you know the fear a job loss brings. So did Angela...
by alyssachaserebein | Oct 24, 2017 | Alyssa Chase, Lauren Kussro, poetry, Uncategorized
This one goes out to the artists who don’t talk enough and the writers who talk too much. I’m so happy my poem Aquatint appears in the second issue of The Indianapolis Review. Thank you to editor Natalie Solmer and printmaker Lauren Kussro, whose lovely work also...
by alyssachaserebein | May 9, 2016 | Alyssa Chase, Lilies, Mother, Mother's Day Poem, Motherhood, Motherhood poem, Parenthood, Parenthood poem, poetry, Tree house, Uncategorized
It’s the morning after Mother’s Day. Another rainy one. And all the mothers are back to running around taking care of kids, jobs and Monday chores. This seems like a good day to post my poem Middle Aged Mother at 5 a.m., which was picked up by the online journal...
by alyssachaserebein | Apr 4, 2016 | Alyssa Chase, Chris Forhan, poetry, Sean Whiteford, The Greensboro Review, Uncategorized
It’s my father’s birthday. John Churchill Chase has been gone nearly 11 years now. And April 4 feels like an appropriate day to post about my very first poem in print. Which happens to be about him. My mentor at Butler University, Chris Forhan, suggested The...
by alyssachaserebein | Mar 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recently, a few of my poems have been accepted for publication. Here’s the first one to appear, Chores Undone. I’m glad this poem is being published in a journal for mothers, Mothers Always Write. My friend Natalie told me about this publication, and...
