I think I’ve just about got this figured out. If you are a lowly one-man-band, publishing on-line, you must wait until the almighty Amazon (trademark; registration mark; official branding; all...
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It is one year since my family lost our mother. Her loss, after an incredibly full and wonderfully lived life, is made even more impactful to me — one year later — by what transpired in the year...
This self-publishing undertaking of mine has been an adventure. I did my research, made a few mistakes, learned a lot about how long the process actually takes, and—shockingly—made a few correct...
January 8. Well, 2021 has had an unfortunate beginning, hasn’t it? In an attempt to bring a bit of fun into an exasperating last couple of days, I have decided not to let the madness in our nation’s...
Deep breath. Here goes. Big announcement. For me, anyway. I am going to publish a book. It is a collection of stories called Punk Party and Other Accounts of Mischief, and lucky you, dear...
… and sometimes I lie in bed all night with my eyes closed.
I’m a newspaper man from way back. Think of the great journalism films—The Front Page, His Girl Friday, All the President’s Men, and the grandaddy of them all, Citizen Kane—and, of...
It’s Election Day 2020, and everybody is looking at you. That’s right I’m talking to you. We’ve been friends a long time.
Don’t let me down.
I came across this the other day, a joyous celebration plucked from the garbage heap that is the internet. It’s a short, three-minute listen. It begins simply and innocently — a single voice. It...
The sun has yet to rise, but its coming warmth already pierces the October morning. I feel it. Today will be one of those great fall days that lifts your soul and spirit … the kind of day that...