I vacillate over using LOL, unless I actually did laugh out loud, but I’d rather write “Ha ha!” A long string, as my writer pal, Erin Enberg, points out, can be especially effective, as in … Continue reading >>
I was shocked to read that Indiana schools will no longer teach cursive handwriting, stating that teaching and practice take up precious time when students could be learning something else. The death … Continue reading >>
Even if you exercise regularly, but sit for most of the rest of your day, you’re still at risk for higher cholesterol levels and heart disease, according to studies reported on NPR. This doesn't bode … Continue reading >>
The photo is of my parents and I at a backyard wedding.
Does that sentence sound wrong? If you're not sure, how about this one:
My in-laws joined my wife, our children and I for a big … Continue reading >>
Do readers always assume that writers are always writing about themselves? It happens in poetry, but I didn't think it did with fiction, until I gave a public reading of an excerpt from my novel where … Continue reading >>
As a writer, try to imagine, after your death, someone in your family who's not a writer going through all your work, past and present, drafts, false starts, deleted files, scribblings-- all of it-- … Continue reading >>
