Assumptions Aren’t Facts My teen daughter asked me to pick her up at an event outside the city. Dutifully, I arrived on time and texted her to say I was waiting. Then I waited. And waited. It was unlike her … Continue reading →

Invisible AND Impactful I’ve read books that I love, love, love and keep re-reading.  I’ve read books that are meh. After I’m done, they sit on my shelf and that’s that.  I’ve read books that, well, I never finished reading.  Don’t we all … Continue reading →

is whoYOU Are I read an interview with Ralph Macchio, the actor who played Daniel LaRusso in the 1980s Karate Kid trilogy. He talked about a decades-long dry spell in his acting career after that, which was only recently resurrected with Cobra Kai, … Continue reading →

What’s Important to You? Have you ever played the “If today was your last day” game? Where, with your (pretend) impending death you look hard at your life and priorities? Some may consider the “what-if” morbid (“live every day like it’s your … Continue reading →

When You Become a “Real” Writer Do you feel like a “real” writer? Many writers don’t. Not until they have a book published and can’t point to the shelf in the bookstore as proof.  I felt that way for a … Continue reading →