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  • What Writing My Second Book Has Taught Me

    I’ve heard that writing your second book is harder than writing the first. Your first book may be a hit, but it may also be a fluke, a one and done deal. But moving on to the second? Ah, that’s when you find out if you really have the chops to be a writer. Well, Read more

  • Into the New Year

    What is there to say at the beginning of a new year? Resolutions, promises, hopes, plans? Yes, all of these and more. But most of all, there’s the joy of simply looking over the calendar and seeing all those days spread out before you. I have a tendency to rush through things, to complete projects Read more

  • When I Was Born …

    … the world changed forever. The Berlin Wall came down. I’m fairly certain this was a direct consequence of my birth. The original Michael Keaton Batman movie opened in theaters. Also a direct consequence of my existence, no doubt. Disney’s The Little Mermaid also opened in theaters. I claim direct responsibility for the Disney Renaissance, Read more

  • Open a Book

    Open a book, go on an adventure. You don’t leave home, you don’t walk a road. But you go on a journey just the same, to places near and far, betwixt and between. The past and future, earth and space, ruins and utopias, worlds both alien and familiar. The lives of great kings and scientists Read more

  • Idle Questions for a Monday Evening

    Monday is finally over. The mind is tired from thinking hard. Time to let it mull over silly questions: Why can we say “sunshine” and people know we mean sunlight, but not say “moonshine” without meaning homemade alcohol? Why are eggs in the dairy department when they have nothing to do with milk and cheese? Read more

  • Sleepless Opportunities

    If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time? Time enough at last! Sleep takes up most of our lives. 7-9 hours every day. 14-15 hours left to do what we need to do – work, eat, chores, leisure. What if I had those extra 9 hours to myself? What if Read more