The transition from teaching to writing was supposed to be smooth. I had imagined that I would continue teaching until retirement and then transition into a full-time writing career. I hoped to get an agent, but as my wife says, “Hope is not a strategy.” So, I put together a business plan, intending to launch... Continue Reading →
All That Is – Reverberates Within Me
A Poem of Sorts - written long ago, if I could remember when, I'd say. When I read it, I think of my wife, who resonates in your remembrance. All That Is – Reverberates Within Me All That Is – Reverberates Within Me It is sound, yet music to my ears.My breathing is a resonant... Continue Reading →
If You’re Reading This, You’re Already a Friend
A short note for fellow travelers. There are places you go to be seen. And there are places you go to simply be. This is the second kind. I’m not here to sell you anything or flood your inbox. I’m here because I have stories to tell—some already written, some whispering still. And because, for... Continue Reading →
Keeping It Together While Falling Apart
Dispatch #1 Writing can be a difficult task. Ask anyone who’s ever sat down in front of a blank page or that yawning white Word doc. Sometimes it prompts a blank mind. Great for Zen—not so great for novel-writing. For some, writing a thousand words is a herculean challenge. For me, it used to be... Continue Reading →