17 Ping Pong Balls and Reaching Into the Dark and Dank Pit to Deal With a Writer’s Despair
Coming face to face with years of neglect, the author must fix a problem or risk destroying a thing he doesn’t want to have to replace.
Life Lessons
The Eternal Struggle Between Private Time and Family Time for a Writer Like Me
How a Quiet Night Between Holidays Became the Battle Ground Between Me and My Family Kind of looks like me. (Photo via Stencil) The Monday following Thanksgiving, my wife realized that we had an evening in which no one had any plans. Not me, not her, nor our daughter or son. This was a rarity … Read more
Blood in the House and the Natural System of the Universe
Chaos in the family unit is not unlike chaos at the national level
How to Secure Your Digital Life and Maybe Relax (But Don’t Relax Too Much)
Our digital assets are at risk, but not if you follow a few common sense principles in taking care of valuables (like strong passwords and backing up data)
Middle Age Reckoning for the Holidays
I’m well into middle age, and that means some very specific things about life and life lessons