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Hidden Gems
Here’s a link to an interview where I spill my guts on everything I know about writing. Don’t worry, it doesn’t take long…
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Small Pleasures
I think it’s important to take the small pleasures in life seriously. Sometimes that involves short ribs. Thanks for reading Independently Speaking…
Apr 19
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Pump
Our son stopped by on Saturday and I told him, “Great news! The pump started.” He looked a little puzzled, but said, “That is great news...I guess…
Apr 12
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Seashells
Some seashells may have saved my life. A few months ago, I asked my wife where she’d go if she could go anywhere. Over the years we’ve traveled a fair…
Apr 5
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March 2024
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It's our forty-ninth wedding anniversary this week. She's a patient woman. I just wanted to acknowledge that, get it out there, before the rest of you…
Mar 28
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Vintage
The hardware store guy asked, "What are you looking for?” “My vanished youth,” I said. Technically, I was looking for those little things you put under…
Mar 22
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Red Lights
This week I've been thinking about Josh and Donna. If you're fans of The West Wing, you know who I'm talking about. If not, don't worry. All you need to…
Mar 15
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Shooting it Raw
The man interviewing me here lives in Hong Kong and we knew nothing about each other until the interview started - all he asked for was four photos that…
Mar 11
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Goldend
It's the first Monday in March and I'm in my office, trying to find 500 words before 8:00 a.m. Tuesday. I'm sitting in a beat up old wooden chair…
Mar 8
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Eggs
We get five duck eggs a day from our noisy, messy little flock. That's roughly five duck eggs a day more than we need. The chickens are getting pretty…
Mar 1
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February 2024
This is swell...
I usually don’t put anything about my fiction up here, but I just heard that Reader’s House, a magazine in the UK, is publishing this review. “Between…
Feb 29
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Attention
There was a time whenever my sister would come home to visit my parents would urge her to attend church with them. Eventually, they stopped. The problem…
Feb 23
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