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Now that feels more like it.

Finally. The AC is off. The windows are open. Sunlight's character has turned from harsh to soft. A person can sit outside and feel...

Invite. Like. Share.

Last week, I was searching for a term other than 'marketing', because the concept is abhorrent to me. Actually, not the concept, per se....

Oops.

Uh, my finger slipped. No, not on the highway. Nooo, not at the news. Not even at a political rally. My finger slipped on my keyboard....

Sixty six thousand, one hundred and nintyith!

My rank. I'm so proud. Out of over six hundred and eighty thousand authors, I was once in the top ten percent. And that was on the sale...

What It Does For Us

How many of our vacations are planned around water? We plan trips to the beach, when on hikes we try to be creek side if possible, we...

Aaannd, We're Off

Every journey begins with a backpack. So says Finley John. And, if a backpack arrives, bright and new and untraveled, then a journey must...

I Agree

Baffled. Startled. Bemused. Mild distress. Chagrined. My mug speaks for me. Especially in summer... if you're not sure how I feel about...

Atypical!

The opposite of typical; not conforming to the type. Abnormal. Irregular. Yup, I have this. Though I'm not talking about my...

No, they are not!

I was listening to a podcast yesterday, all about the 2015 movie Inside Out (does one italicize a movie title?). Great movie. In fact, a...

And Here's a Perfect Example

I just finished Stephen King's On Writing. What a great book. Here's a truth--I've never read a single book by Stephen King. I've heard...

Keepers

Every time I look at this coffee cup, I smile. I get a ripple of a thrill, a twinge of nostalgia. The coffee cup is thirty years old....

Cinder Block!

The past few weeks, I've experienced what I think we all experience...writer's block. Grrr! Argh! The phrase itself is onerous. Noxious....

...to name a few.

My wife is the best sport! She is so accepting of my reality, which is....when I end work, for the day or before vacation, I want to...

Single Celled

As I chatted with some authors the other day, one asked me what I listen to when I write. The question jolted me, not because of the...

Proliferation

Ever notice that when a certain something gets associated with a person, that something begins to expand its presence. My dad loved toy...

It's Turtles, Professor...All the Way Down

I heard this story, eons ago, about a renowned philosophy professor who gave a lecture on the origins and existence of the universe . At...

Something Stunning

My back yard is a splendrous place at night! At first, Flamingo's attacked our annual Christmas Party. They were the most fought for gift...

He's Tricked Me Again!

My friend is relentless, tricky and a liar. He got his wife (the trickery) to tell me my writing suggestion was great (the lie), she...

You want me to do what?!

Last week, a friend asked me to share some suggestions on writing. And I said, "HUH?!" What do I know about writing? To my great sadness,...

BAFFLED!

It is not possible! The Calendar Gods lie! Big fat liars. They say I'm, uh, 65. So not true. Five years ago, after another bout with...

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