The Light-Craving Stories of George Saunders

November 20, 2014

What is it that I love about the wildly weird, dark and dorky stories of George Saunders? Ever since reading …

Getting Serious about Our Life’s Work

September 30, 2014

I read Steven Pressfield’s book “The War of Art” not long ago and followed up with its sequel “Turning Pro: Tap …

September 19, 2014

Sad to say, but I abandon more books than I finish nowadays. I simply lose interest in them. I read a …

September 9, 2014

What follows are the 20 favorite books that helped shape the way I think and write. It was hard to limit …

February 23, 2013

One of the things I love most about reading is discovering in another’s words something about myself that I had …

September 15, 2012

I wanted to share this, a beautifully written post about women and writing and a review of Terry Tempest Williams’ book …

September 2, 2012

I stumbled across him by accident. One thing led to another and another, the way it often happens surfing the internet. …

July 17, 2012

Now that the weather has warmed and heated our pool, Dale and I go swimming every afternoon. It’s not just …