“Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more. It’s contrast.”   — Virginia Woolf*     We all know I love my metaphors. Well, […]

A few years ago I penned a love letter of sorts to Mother’s Day and to my own dear Momma. You can read it here if you’re so inclined.  I […]

Like most people I know I’ve spent the last week in ponderance about human on human violence, and specifically the use of firearms in these events. You do even a little […]

In my continuing quest to produce powerful fiction, I’ve left my job of the last two years to return to the relatively predictable world of the restaurant industry. I have […]

“I make a project and I panic. Which is good, it can be a method. First, panic. Second, conquer panic by working.  Third, find ways to solve your doubts.”         […]

Ben Bradlee has died at the ripe old age of 93 years. You can read the Washington Post obituary here. He was an icon of journalism and a tradition of […]

 For the last several years New Year’s Day has been my favorite holiday. Far eclipsing the “favorite days” of my youth, the older I’ve gotten the more I’ve valued the […]

I wrote at the end of September that my insurance company had hung me out to dry regarding a possible new drug protocol to treat my delightful Multiple Sclerosis. You […]

I’ve been writing this little bloglet for the last three years (and can we all briefly say, “Holy crap! Where did the time go?!”). Kind folks who’ve been reading during […]

One of my very favorite films of all time is A Christmas Story. If you’ve never seen this movie I can only assume that you’re newly escaped from a Turner […]