I still remember the first night I didn’t sleep the night through. Of course, there were random nights before. How could there not be?...

This morning feels like spring. The air has a different quality, it smells fresh. The sun hits the skin at a new angle, changing the cold...

I have developed a bit of a disdain for the term "mental illness." I truly believe it has become over used for what are normal...

Since I have yet discovered the path to earning a living by writing, I have another career, one that takes a great deal of time,...

Last week, I wrote a post discussing the importance of the author maintaining her or his voice, despite the pressures of self-appointed...

Thank you for all of you who follow and read my blog. I began by posting three days a week, then two and lately one. The reason for that...

“... the alteration of a word can throw an entire story out of key.” Ernest Hemingway I have had people criticize my work for breaking...

I get some interesting comments concerning my writings. Comments that often make me reflect. Comments that convince me to continue to...

I am a self-published storyteller, not under contract by a major publishing house and have sold a very limited number of books. In the...

Until a few years ago, I was a motivated and positive person. Even as life continued to beat my ass to the ground, I genuinely believed...