We all should give a salute to the writers’ loved ones. I’m in the depths of despair tonight. While it’s…
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Culling the Shelves
The emotional toll of culling the family bookshelves
How Should We Look at the Olympics?
I spent the summer of 1976 in Switzerland at a house far up on an alp with little TV reception….
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Traveler’s Tales: Civil War Days
I’m finishing up a novella that takes place in 1867 Texas (An Inconvenient Gamble) and then I’m returning to my novel…
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Writing Done by Real People?
Who knew writing could be done by real paper? I was playing on the floor in Bruce Zike’s bedroom when…
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The Unceasing Hunt for Order
I’m seeking order, as usual. My colleague Wendy Lawton and I share a major belief. We both think if we…
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