“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” —Albert Einstein I believe Thanksgiving is made of memories rather than realities, and it’s not because of my age. Thanksgiving in my family, and many others, has always been… Continue Reading
As the author of books published by an Independent Micro-press, one of the greatest joys is planning my own cover and interior design elements. That would, of course, never happen with a commercial press, unless your name is Ernest Hemingway or a reasonable facsimile thereof. But the process can be fraught with danger for the… Continue Reading
“The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart.”—Antoine de Saint-Exupery. When I consider the themes of my new book, The Gilded Cage coming out soon, I hear the refrain repeating during the era of reconstruction after the Civil War that black lives did not matter as much as they… Continue Reading
“Here come real stars to fill the upper skies, And here on earth come emulating fireflies” —Robert Frost I’ve always heard that optimism is a choice, and one that will, should it be made, secure better health, happiness, and a world of good vibrations for those around you. But truly, as one who has… Continue Reading
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” –Mahatma Gandhi My grandmother was fond of adages, partly because of her absolutist personality and partly because she had to embroider them by hand on a sampler when she was a child. As a result, I ended up with many of them in my own… Continue Reading
“You don’t write a novel to salve a wound, but to bear witness.”- Jane Smiley It’s a big concept, Culture; a very large balloon surrounding the social behavior of human societies, as well as the laws, knowledge, beliefs, arts, traditions, abilities and habits of the individuals in these groups. In the past, I’d usually thought… Continue Reading