In my father’s never-ending quest to explore new things, he taught himself to use an abacus board to perform all sorts of mathematical functions. “Those Chinese,” he said, “they really know their stuff.” He was a standup comedian and he always carried four by five...
I have written 11 books and each time I think, Uh oh, they’re going to find out now. I’ve run a game on everybody, and they’re going to find me out. . . . Maya Angelou I had a moment of elation when I got my first ghostwriting job to pen a memoir for chanteuse Diana...
Several years ago, I was driving along the Pacific Coast Highway on my way to the Getty Museum. Over the years, I was fortunate to build a beautiful relationship with Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis (she is no longer with us), and she had invited me to attendher...
I was invited to spend New Year’s Day with a group of friends at a home on the beach in Malibu. I hadn’t dug my feet into the sand for a very long time and it felt great to take a sunset walk beside the ocean. We passed a large scattering of dark rocks that...
As the year is coming to a close, can’t help but go back to 2020, the beginning of the virus that left a permanent mark on all of our lives. We will never be the same in the way that 9/11 and for us older folks, the assassination of JFK, is etched into our psyches. We...
We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in introspection. – – – Anais Nin Writing is a simple act that involves arranging and rearranging twenty-six letters on a blank page – with some punctuation thrown in for clarification. I call it...
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