Story #9 has been published! I had my ninth story, “Threat of Rain,” published in Adelaide Literary Magazine, both on their website and in their December 2018 print issue. I’m really excited about this story being published for many reasons, but the one reason that is the most surprising is the theme of this post. […]
A Lesson in Humility
Eleonore was a smart lady. The mother of my cousin’s husband, she was funny, disarming, and seemingly interested in everything. She grabbed your attention from the moment you entered her house to the moment you left. Unlike her husband, John, who was mild mannered and soft spoken, she was loud and larger than life. Steve […]
Making a Scene
I’ve been thinking a lot about making scenes. Not that I do that in public often, but I sure do it a lot when I’m writing. So to clarify, I’m talking about the scenes writers craft when telling a story, not the fracas or tumult that can result when people behave badly in public, although […]
Cheers and Beers for Fifty Years
This past weekend I went on a bender down memory lane. Getting together with a bunch of high school friends from the Class of 1986, we cooked out, went out, and, while none of us passed out, we sure came close to reliving those glorious days of old. Bruce Springsteen couldn’t have been more […]
The End of the Vacation
Cape Cod has come and gone, again. A week’s beach vacation. With it, the stresses and joys of living on top of each other are relegated to the realm of memory, the alcohol infused game nights and sun drenched beach days fade away, as well, and the process of resurfacing and resuming life begins. The […]
Spring Reading
So here it is June, then end of the school year (yay!), and the time that the summer reading seasons opens it’s sunny maw and beckons us down the path of reading delight. No papers to grade, no school, just pure, nonencroached upon time. Well, maybe not exactly. The time is easier, no doubt, and […]