
Omens, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Time and Newsweek ran uncomplimentary frat articles …and the frat shows were dropping like flies. That was a bad omen for my TV Guide piece. Continue reading Omens, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Time and Newsweek ran uncomplimentary frat articles …and the frat shows were dropping like flies. That was a bad omen for my TV Guide piece. Continue reading Omens, 1979
Reading Time: 2 minutes Coincidentally, (or was it serendipity again?) one of those friends contacted me today through this blog for the first time. A fellow writer, she had a question. Continue reading In Other Words: Season 2, Episode 8
Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the valuable things we do as writers is to pull together the little threads that are part of our story as individuals and as a society. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 51
Reading Time: 3 minutes Writers like to work alone. Authors have to sell books. About 35 were exhibiting and selling, and perhaps more traveling incognito. Continue reading One writer, many authors: Authors Day 2022 at Woodbury Library
Reading Time: 3 minutes A rebranding, a new logo, two major milestones (one good, one bad), and a chance to get out from behind the desk. In all, making progress! Continue reading Week in Review: Week 38
Reading Time: 2 minutes Juggling life and work: It’s a problem for young singles, parents (especially moms) of all ages, and yes, for retirees. In the past week, we assisted my brother- and sister-in-law in packing up to move from New Jersey, and were rewarded by dinner with a surprise guest. We wrestled with a wrecked car, incompetent repairs, crappy customer service, terrible traffic, and other real-life situations that … Continue reading Week in Review: Week 35
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes the things you cut out of your work can lead to unexpected serendipity. And daily life can lead a writer to new insights. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 34
Reading Time: < 1 minutes More serendipity came my way this week. On a trip back from New Jersey, we pulled into parking garage at the Sloatsburg rest area on the New York Thruway. Glancing at the exit as we walked toward the building, we spotted this sunset over the Ramapo Mountains. We collect sunsets. Someday we may have a separate blog about them. So we made our way along … Continue reading Week in Review: Week 31
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sometimes it’s worthwhile to look back at where you’ve come from to help you see where you’re going. It gives you a new, old perspective. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 30
Reading Time: 2 minutes Serendipity is one of the creative tools a writer has to pull things together into context. Continue reading Week in Review: Week 29