Squeaky clean:
As a child, unlike my younger brother who always seemed to be in some kind of trouble, I was the “good son.” From his school teachers, my mother would occasionally receive a list of … Continue reading >>
As if...
When I was an aspiring writer, I didn’t always prioritize my work.
One conversation changed that.
Years ago, I told my therapist I often felt guilty when I was writing.
He drew … Continue reading >>
What:
Years ago, when I first started writing for publication, I thought I wanted to be a novelist, a fictioneer, as one of my teachers, Chuck Kinder, used to say. My wife and I had a place on … Continue reading >>
What:
When I watched Elizabeth Gilbert’s TED Talk on Creativity, courage surged through me to submit the novel I’d written for publication. I had just retired from my career in education, and … Continue reading >>
I republish this post every couple of years because, frankly, most writers can use a kick in the pants sometimes. This one, however, is painless. It's motivating, and it will work to cement definable, … Continue reading >>
What:
I write literary fiction and non-fiction. All of my books have been fiction (two novels and a story collection), but I’ve written a great deal of creative non-fiction, especially memoir … Continue reading >>