II Wasn’t Born That Way

II Wasn’t Born That Way

Back in 1982, when I started writing seriously, I got a computer called a Commodore. The screen was green with yellow flashing letters and the manual was indecipherable. None of my friends had computers back then, but I knew one nerd who I thought might beable to...
The Gift of Writing

The Gift of Writing

When I’m confused or upset, when I’m clear or overjoyed, I write. I’ve always done it. I recall a particular day when I was five years old, sittingcross-legged on the beige and green shag carpeting in our living room,scribbling in my Cinderella coloring book. It was a...
I Shock Myself

I Shock Myself

She hated being late so she left her house an hour early. Plenty of time to get there and then some. She wasn’t exactly sure how to get where she was going, so she turned on her GPS an filed into the bumper to bumper traffic that was lined up on Laurel Canyon....
What Makes A Hero?

What Makes A Hero?

I once saw a Dustin Hoffman movie called “Hero.” He played a man who made the first heroic gesture of his life when he inadvertently and begrudgingly rescued passengers after a plane crash and he disappeared. It was a very popular film because everyone loves a hero....