I recently picked up a first draft of a book I was writing a while ago and decided to dig in and do another draft. But apparently my manuscript had other ideas. As I read the material through, I knew something was missing. It wasn’t hanging together properly, it...
Two nights ago, a favored ice dancer in the Olympics, Gabriella Papadakis, had a wardrobe malfunction. The fear and upset in her face reminded me of various missteps I made when I was in the ballet. The French couple won the Gold anyway but she’ll never forget the...
It’s 2018 and most of our electronic home and entertainment devises are SMART. At least that’s what they’re called. Smart phones, Smart TVs, Smart doorbells, Smart cars that drive themselves. And they’re getting Smarter all the time. We stand in long lines for...
I began teaching a writing class about two years ago, giving prompts, reading inspirational pieces, and offering advice about how to maneuver the world of words, sentences, paragraphs, and stories. I felt that I had something to offer since I’d written so many...
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