I’ve just started writing a new novel. Without meaning to, I drafted the first few pages in present tense—the same…
While the folks in New Orleans are still celebrating Mardi Gras (today is Lundi Gras and tomorrow is Fat Tuesday,…
The waiting room at a cardiology imaging center is a microcosm of the medical world of Baby Boomers. This afternoon…
There’s an excellent article in the November/December 2016 issue of Writer’s Digest called “How a Month of NaNoWriMo Can Lead…
This morning I’m reflecting a bit about the image of an iris on the cover of A Second Blooming: Becoming…
Four months ago today I queried University Press of Mississippi for an anthology I wanted to edit—So Y’all Think You…
In Monday’s post I wrote about three seasons of life as I saw them in Petula Clark’s song, “Fill…
Turner Classic Movie channel is playing old Oscar-winning movies leading up to this year’s Academy Awards. I’ve been recording some…
I just finished reading my fifth book of 2017—Jim Dees’ wonderful memoir The Statue and the Fury: A Year of…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about my body—specifically about learning to love it and care for…