Farewell to You My Trusted Friend
I’m waiting for a letter. My friend, collaborator and former publisher, wrote deathbed letters to his best friends, telling them what they’d meant in his…
Archived Posts on Blogspot
Check out my archived blog on Blogspot …
What I Know About Being 60-Something
When I was younger, I thought age came in only two flavors—you were old or you were young. I preferred young. I dreaded being—old. But…
What’s With All the Dog-Crazy?
I had an epiphany yesterday while driving to town. (Writers do their best thinking on road trips.) It started out with me already worrying about…
Good Friends, Good Food, Good Grief Let’s Eat
Ever have a blast-from-the-past, let-the-good-times-roll, crazy fun good time? Just waved some friends off after they spent several days visiting us from California’s Central Coast; amazing storytellers who…
Got the Hanging-Out, Old Man Blues
I’m retired. It should be easy to spend an afternoon in the hammock. To lie beneath the sky on a spring day and watch the cumulus…
Sharing the Deep Roots of Belonging to a Place
I recently read a man’s journey of coming home that stirred a need to share my own story. This is a reprint of the article…
California Redwoods, ALS and the Elephant in the Room
I’ve reached an age in life where writers I knew “way back when” are achieving significant success. I count film makers, top-selling authors and trend…
Blogging Cholama Moon Like There’s No Tomorrow
Here’s what I’ve been doing lately, since I obviously haven’t been writing for my own site. I invite you to take a blog tour to…
Friends, Fealty, & Five-Star Reviews
I’m starting to notice a pattern with the reviews I’m posting on Amazon and Goodreads. It used to be easy. I had no problem explaining…