Jun 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
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Mar 21, 2022 | Uncategorized, Writing Life
Like 9/11, 2001, January 6, 2021 will be one of those dates Americans will remember for the rest of our lives. Where were you when the Twin Towers came down? How did you find out that the U.S. Congress was under attack? These are the kind of historical markers...
Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing Life
It often seems that we spend more time thinking about our sorrows than about our joys. Joy is like a quicksilver flash that alights on us briefly and then moves on, leaving us back in the shadows of dull, ordinary existence. In the difficult times we’re living...
May 5, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing Life
Ever since I was a child, I have loved the early Spring, when the birds leap into the busy nesting season, lighting up the mornings with their bright, cheery music, and the great gaunt trees suddenly send forth flowers and shiny new leaves, a froth of brilliant green...
Feb 2, 2019 | Uncategorized, Writing Life
It’s February, and I have Valentine’s Day on my mind. Not the cheesy commercial consumer holiday, but the deeper celebration of Love in all its guises. Whenever I pass by these two trees, I always fancy that the younger beech is hugging the older pine. And the...
Dec 30, 2018 | Uncategorized, Writing Life
When it comes to setting writing goals, the tricky part is figuring out where to set the bar. You want to set it high enough to be aspirational and challenging, but not so high that it will be impossible to reach, leading to a year of constantly beating yourself...
