London

For several years, London was my second home. I kept a flat in Hans Place, behind Harrod’s, and spent many happy times there. I came to love the humor and bravery of the British people.It breaks my heart that London has been attacked. But if there is one thing I...

The story you star in

Okay, so we’ve gotten it, that writing our own “movies” doesn’t work very well. The cast is unruly. The sets change constantly. It rains when sunshine would suit our plot-line better, etc.Etc. Etc. Etc.!But there IS a story, and it stars you....

Beep-beep, the Roadrunner…

That’s me.I run too fast sometimes, and too far. Do you?Today, for all practical intents and purposes, I will finish my new historical, “The Man from Stone Creek.” I’ve worked especially hard on this book, battling a persistent case of...

Independence Day

Today, let us celebrate the gift of Freedom.Who gave us this gift?Well, inititally, God. He planted the yearning in our hearts long ago. But after God came others, who spoke up in spite of their fear.They framed the Constitution.They fought and died to establish,...

The best trick I ever learned…

For generating ideas, I mean.And ideas come in handy, don’t they?Not just story ideas, but ideas for living, for solving problems, and making dreams come true.Are you on the edge of your seat yet?You should be.Now, breathe….Here’s the trick. (I...

For me, it’s music

What have you been denying yourself? What small, nourishing pleasure? What touched you too deeply, so that you thought the best thing, the only thing, to do was back away?For me, it’s music.I love music of all kinds, everything from Gregorian chant to the...

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