The Back Story
The question I get most often when people hear that I have a novel coming out is "What's it about?" The second most-asked question is...
Black and White and In The Red All Over
In 1972, a security guard walking a routine beat at the Watergate hotel in Washington D.C., noticed that a door had been rudely jimmied,...
Stopping By Woods
A new college semester is about to get underway, and in addition to the usual composition I learned this lesson early. In my second year...
Sense And Sensibilities
While broadening this blog beyond the topic of writing, I don’t want to get into politics. I’m of the opinion that there is too much...
Forward, Not Back
Time is a fascinating measurement. Leaving aside the physics/metaphysics argument of whether or not time actually exists, the time of day...
"True" Poetry
Although I was too young to experience the Sixties, I grew up listening to “Classic Rock.” While my best friend became a walking...
The Mad Dash
I’m a very slow writer. A single short story can take up to six months for me to get to a point where I feel it’s finally right. A poem...
For All The Work We Do
Today, in the U.S., it’s Labor Day. Over the course of my lifetime, I have seen this holiday change from nod to the contribution of...
Chance Finds
Writers are, or should be, eminently curious, even when it gets us into trouble. The reason is that this curiosity leads us to discover...
Unsung Reads -- Pan
So, we begin with what I’m hoping will be an occasionally-recurring theme in this blog: Unsung Reads or Writers. These are books or their...
