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July 14, 2014
Integrity
A short while ago, I tweeted this. Intergity, when our heart knows right, and we do it, when our heart knows wrong, and we don’t. Before you continue reading, be warned this post contains graphic imagery which might disturb you. … Continue reading →
July 10, 2014
Giving thanks, where thanks is due.
This post is based on a recent email conversation. I have to say that the generosity of honest reviewers never ceases to amaze me. They spend their time for no reward other than being transported out of our troubled world … Continue reading →
July 9, 2014
Multi-Tasking.
Though some of us like to think we’re great at juggling jobs, the research simply doesn’t back up this little bit of self-delusion. When it comes to multi-tasking, humans are terrible. This is not only my opinion, it is backed … Continue reading →
July 1, 2014
Streams, of Time
Time is an interesting thing. We spend it without consideration. We mistakenly think we’re investing time, yet for what return? The reward of time spent is never time gained. Time, something we can never replenish, seeps from our grasp, until … Continue reading →
June 25, 2014
The Facets, of Character.
What elements lend life to imagined character? Katie Salers, a young lady I had the good fortune of meeting on Twitter, recently published a review of Beltamar’s War. I am sure she would appreciate it if you’d pop over to … Continue reading →
June 22, 2014
Facebook “Friends”.
Perhaps because we harbor fears of being different there is something deeply gratifying in finding someone whose thoughts align with our own. I recently found someone like that, an author using the name P J Fox. For this I thank … Continue reading →
June 19, 2014
What lies between the lines.
I recently wrote, “One of the downsides of being a writer is that not only do we write words that aren’t there, fully expecting people to intuitively see them, but we also tend to read words that are never written.“ … Continue reading →
June 18, 2014
If I May.
This is a melancholy poem, motivated by friendships that die beneath the stresses imposed by our relentless struggle to merely survive. ~ If I May ~ ~ Each and every day I try to do the things that matter, if … Continue reading →
June 17, 2014
Hair today, gone tomorrow.
Yesterday, Julia donated 12 inches of her hair to the non-profit organization, Locks of Love. Locks of Love is an extremely worthy organization that takes donations of hair ten inches or longer and uses them to create hairpieces for disadvantaged … Continue reading →
June 16, 2014
Fire your TV!
Ever thought of fire, and your TV? Or of setting your TV on fire? Or simply of firing your TV? Read on and see my reasons, and my whys. I spent most this last weekend as I so often do, … Continue reading →
