It’s the calm examination of the smallest parts that gives one the ability to wildly write about the whole. A writer must take a moment in time, and smash it to pieces small as atoms, then glue that moment back … Continue reading
A couple of days ago, I bought a new outfit for Hawaii. I’ve never been to Hawaii. Royal blue golf shorts the color of those lagoon pictures you see in National Geographic. I have no specific plans to go to … Continue reading
Hold soldiers in your breath. Grow a carrot and Make soup of it. Read a book By candlelight. Let a glacier Fill your cup. Paint your fingernails Blue. Find a bunny and whisper In its ears. Hold another soldier in … Continue reading
These are my hands. They are small and knowledgeable; they know hard work, and they luxuriate in leisure. They’ve enjoyed health, and they’ve been stricken with pain. At times, these hands travel blithely over a computer keyboard spilling out words … Continue reading
“Henceforth I ask not good fortune. I myself am good fortune.” Walt Whitman I’m struck by the notion that we represent our own good fortune. Writers often consider that our fortunes lie in the hands of others. Agents. Editors. Various … Continue reading
He flies through the house, puppy paws going a mile a minute, his mouth smiling, his fur waving every which way. Play with me. Play! I swear, he actually laughs! What else would a writer do, then, but stop all … Continue reading
“Every man’s memory is his private literature.” Aldous Huxley Today we spent time reading, eating Mexican, drinking margaritas, driving under pink Arizona clouds. These things helped to lessen the impact of yet one more form agent inquiry rejection letter. This … Continue reading
“Bread and books: food for the body and food for the soul — what could be more worthy of our respect, and even love?” — Salman Rushdie A perfect thought for a Sunday evening. That, and this picture from a … Continue reading
Every writer should have a dog, don’t you think? A faithful companion gazing into the hearth while the writer sits at a desk, hammering out beautiful prose on that old red, Remington typewriter that has served without a breakdown since … Continue reading
I’d like to step away from character selection today and get back to the subject of our aching, whining, Wrists-That-Shall-Not-Be-Ignored. For those of us who suffer repetitive motion injury, here are a few tips that may make life more keyboard-friendly: … Continue reading