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  • Have You Thought About Your Toothbrush Today?

    Let us consider the toothbrush. No one does until one needs a toothbrush. Then one calls out for salvation from cavities and bad breath. The toothbrush is an unsung hero. No one goes through the day anticipating that most exciting and thrilling of activities – oh, yes, isn’t it just! – that is brushing their… Read more

  • When I Retire …

    How do you want to retire? It’s never too early to plan for retirement, is it? Well, it’s never a bad idea to think ahead, at least. How do I want to retire? Alive would be a good start. Wait, that’s kind of morbid. Let me start over …. When I retire, I want to… Read more

  • Dealing with Writer’s Burnout

    Writing is exciting. It is also exhausting. Crafting a story is an intense and intellectual endeavor that requires concentration, creativity, time, energy and the ability to make hard decisions. Small wonder that artists are called tortured souls. Creating anything means removing pieces of yourself and putting them into your work. It is enjoyable, though. I… Read more

  • Literature Adds to Reality …

    Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become. C . S. Lewis *** Many thanks for visiting my blog. I post updates on my writing career, I muse… Read more

  • Ye Olden Internet Days

    Do you remember life before the Internet? I certainly remember life with less Internet, though I’m not quite old enough to remember a time predating it. I grew up in the days of dial-up when going online meant not being able to use landline phones (I remember those, too) and television had no online connection.… Read more

  • Thoughts on The Giving Tree

    Do you remember your favorite book from childhood? I can’t say it was my favorite book as a child – I have too many of those to choose just one – but I remember The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein with fondness. A sweet story of self-sacrifice, though as an adult I realize that it… Read more