Mothers, gather your children, here comes a Medium writer — In the words sung by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, as written here in Nashville, by Ed and Patsy Bruce in 1975, “Them that don’t know him won’t like him, and them that do, sometimes won’t know how to take him “ They can be full of conflicts. At times…

Why we have better things to worry about in 120 seconds. — I read an article here this morning that required me to write this one, not directed at the author or the various comments on the piece, but at the concept. It talked about the new stars, preferring the old, less noticeable green circle. …

That aren’t really optional for me. — If it’s time for me to be writing, it’s time for me to start writing. Some people can just do that on a rock. I can't. I have to get ready, to expect to make any results as a writer. 95% of writing is mental, as we all know, so…

As I discovered before I could have any success. — I am not Pollyanna-ish to think you can do these things every day, but I know most days you can try. 1. Be sure your electricity is working. …

Progress report — my photo — Yes, that is me in the lower right corner cheering for a couple of the other cars. The 1000 stories in 100 days event were going OK, until about day #8, when I had a major blow-out in an early turn. …

Or am I imagining it? — The deal is this. I must have something rude to it. Maybe I inadvertently told one of my stories to buzz off, or my publication to go replicate itself. But last week, I published seven short-ish stories in that publication, which is called Writers and Storytellers, and of those six…

“Procedure” may be an understatement. — I have finally decided. The sun may be sinking low on my personal horizon, but in my waning years, I have had such wonderful newfound enthusiasm thrust on me, I hardly know what to do. Next month I have a book signing and some motivational speaking to do. There will…

Big deal… — Three weeks ago, I published my three hundredth Medium story. Now I hit the old button on number three-fifty! And here I am trying to write a lot of stories quickly. I have only one thing to say. Boy am I way behind already. Focus. I have a couple of business/legal issues consuming a lot of my…

This is like a seating chart. — If my writing and sense of humor does not make you want to spit on the ground, you may want to become a PEEP, and have Medium reveal that you do not intentionally soil the earth upon my publishing a new piece of my writing. In some places, you may…