PinnedMy Apology to Elvis…It was a sweltering summer, that summer. Heat that lays heavy on your skin and in your lungs.Elvis6 min readElvis6 min read
Nov 1, 2022How Betsy McCall Helped Me Try New Things…Being an only child can be tough. I know people with siblings will heartily debate that fact, but there is an inherent aloneness which comes from growing up and having no sister or brother to help you find your way. That was my case. Yes, I had loving parents, but…Betsy Mccall3 min readBetsy Mccall3 min read
Oct 5, 2022The American Dream — A Candid Canadian Perspective…Several years ago, I took a trip to New York City for a writer’s conference, and while heading out for the evening, my Uber driver asked where I was from. I told him Canada. And as an obvious immigrant to the States himself, he said, “What’s it like there?” …American Dream5 min readAmerican Dream5 min read
Sep 20, 2022Change…Change. It’s always present, at an imperceptible low hum. And when humans think they’ve got it tamed… it reappears… like an Easter bunny rabbit, carrying a basket-full of Unknowns. ~~~Change4 min readChange4 min read
Aug 9, 2022Being the Ricardo’s — A Brokenhearted Love Story or a Fissure in a Patriarchal World…Tragic love stories of memorable people who should have never parted are probably the tales which make me stop in my tracks, exude that shell shocked soldier 1000-yard stare, and have those staring eyes fill with tears for what could have been. Of course, the Ricardo’s in I Love Lucy…Lucilleball3 min readLucilleball3 min read
Jul 19, 2022How Writing Every Day Made Me a Better Person…If you think becoming a full time writer is all about typing words onto a page, and nothing more, you’re missing the literary boat. Writing every day makes you a better person. Seriously. Writing, whether fiction or non, is 80% psychological, 10% skill, 10% practice. Anyone tell you any different…Writing Every Day4 min readWriting Every Day4 min read
Jul 1, 2022In 1972, Elvis Gave No Opinion — What Do I Give in 2022?One day in June 1972, our family room’s not-so-portable television warmed up — cathode rays tubs had to do that — and as the flickering images cleared on the Buffalo channel, the screen filled with a figure holding a press conference, mics draped with the call letters of every media…Elvis7 min readElvis7 min read
Jun 15, 2022Avoiding the Possibility of Failure — Will It Ensure Me an Unhappy Life?Escapism. It’s been the route of most evil in the human condition. Alcohol. Drugs. Smoking. Sex. Gambling. Addictions of any kind that take us away from the reality of our lives we are trying to avoid at any cost because suffering through failure in our attempts to better those lives…Happiness5 min readHappiness5 min read
May 31, 2022Unapologetic Talk — ID a Joke from a Jab…Time. It’s elusive as the wind. It surrounds us, but we can’t grab it or nail it down. It rules our lives, but never whispers a warning that it will soon be up. ~~~Dean Martin Roasts8 min readDean Martin Roasts8 min read
Apr 26, 2022Writer Wisdom — Discovering, and Accepting, Your Best…“Do your best.” I heard that sentence from everyone when I was a child, “Just do your best, Barbie.” Problem: nobody told me what my best was. Sure, in grade school, you’d get an A, and think, “Okay, that must be near my best,” only I’d still see errors on…Doing Your Best4 min readDoing Your Best4 min read
