Joanna Carman:  

Life Hello to those of you who remember me and are wondering what I've been up to all these years. I bought my first house in the City of Cleveland (don't worry, I stay loyal to my Steelers even in crowded bars with gorillas spitting at me), but I now own a house in the suburbs: Willoughby (willo-bee). I have two awesome boys and, although I am now divorced, their dad and I have a good coparenting relationship. In November 2019, I published a book of poetry called "All Shards and Paste". You can find it on Amazon. I'm still dealing with the grief of losing my brother, who you may remember, Edward W. Carman, lost April 17, 2004 in Iraq. The grief has become another layer of skin that I'm learning to live with. If you were once my friend, know that I think about you and wonder what you've been up to. Email me; I'm always up for catching up. You can also find me on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and the other socials (although I mostly post about poetry). xo, Joey School Ah, McKeesport Area Senior High School...some of the most dreaded days of my life, but also some of the best moments I've lived. You might remember me as being a little "crabby", "rough around the edges", or some similar mood. I'll be honest with you, by high school, all I wanted to do was learn what I needed to learn to get out of that town once and for all, to leave behind all the struggles and pains that come from a place like McKeesport. And mixed in - because you know I moved away and came back several times - were a few short stints in Texas, Florida and cities around Pittsburgh. I did a lot of travelling in my childhood. What got me through everything that's ever happened in my life, though, were the people who graced my life: my old friends, past loves, and mentors. You have all (yes, even you annoying boys that wanted to talk about skiing...Expand for more