It’s said that, at the end of life, what haunts us ISN’T the things we did but the things we didn’t do.  We can’t do everything in t...

Until recently I didn’t deal well with stress. Also, I wasn’t well-organized. (Stories, yes; life in general, no.) Then I read “ Getti...

Secret Keeping And Patricia Highsmith Last week I binged on Patricia Highsmith’s work. Specifically, “Strangers on a Train” and “T...

Years ago I watched a reality TV show that chronicled Jamie Oliver’s (at times desperate) attempts to teach a group of unambitious youth t...

Let’s talk about getting motivated to write. That’s something I’m having trouble with at present. That’s the bad news. The good news...

After The Accident I needed to get my mind off my (extremely minor) physical maladies so I re-subscribed to World of Warcraft (WoW) afte...

Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler’s heart, kill your darlings.  — Stephen Kin...

Hi folks! It’s been a while since my last post. Sorry about that. Turns out that I’m having a bit of trouble getting back into the old groo...

Just a quick note: Yesterday I was involved in a MINOR accident involving a bicycle, a recycling bin and an amazingly sturdy tree. I picked...

I’ve been using a text-to-voice app for a few months now. When I load the dishwasher, dust, fold laundry, all the pesky little tasks of ...