PinnedA Tip of the Hat“God doesn’t answer humanity’s cry for justice with a legal brief, He answers by sending Christ to suffer with us.” from The Loudest Silence is Found in ‘A Hidden Life’ by Hannah M. Langdon on Medium Reading this sentence for the first time was an interesting experience. On Saturday morning…Pacifism7 min readPacifism7 min read
PinnedEditing the Editor’s HeadlineThe headline read: I Just Rejected 90% of Writer Submissions for the Same Reason — Don’t let correctness issues get in the way by Pamala Hazelton From Oxford English Dictionary: “Just: Exactly, precisely; verily, actually; closely: cf. even adv. Qualifying a preposition, adverb, or adverbial phrase; or an adjective, pronoun…Humor2 min readHumor2 min read
PinnedSo the Cicada said…Layla the husky headed out last night on her midnight patrol ‘n pee, the last of the evening, stuck her head in the azaleas and came out munching with that sideways chewing that dogs use to put their back molars to work. Which is but a forewarning of what’s coming…Cicadas3 min readCicadas3 min read
PinnedStyle vs. Fashion — A Faerie Tale“The next time I buy a jacket, I don’t want sexism and homophobia woven into the fabric.” from The Sexist Distinction Between ‘Style’ and ‘Fashion’ by Richard Thompson Ford Serious writers know to keep a keen eye on social trends if they expect to stay relevant in the 24-hour news…Humor4 min readHumor4 min read
PinnedA Christmas WishDear Sean – Let me begin with this: how could I have ever competed with an enormous replica of the Millennium Falcon and all those Star Wars figurines? Along with the other presents your mother packed around the Christmas tree, stacked on chairs, on the sofa, the table. A townhouse…Christmas2 min readChristmas2 min read
Dec 23, 2021On StageDear Linda: I read your post this morning, We’ve Got Some Real Mean People Here by Linda Caroll Two thoughts: When you focus on the small end of the binoculars, it only narrows your vision and it won’t remove the asshole at the other end. I happen to believe —…Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Dec 22, 2021When White Becomes Blue — A Christmas TaleI bought a white wool cable sweater in 1991 that’s been loved for a while because it’s warmer than an arctic jacket. Throw on a windbreaker over top when it’s frigid, and the yellow wool cap picked up at a distance running event years ago, and I’m as happy as…Knitting4 min readKnitting4 min read
Oct 13, 2021Rethinking AgainI need to assume that familiar head-in-hand-on-knee position — the dude posing atop the Gates of Hell — and get back to writing fiction. This current affairs stuff occupies too many brain cycles and I only have so many. First, the piece on Medium about a dust up over Gray’s…Humor2 min readHumor2 min read
Oct 7, 2021Traveling WillburysEnd of the Line might have been an anthem at one time. With the refrain, ‘it’s all right’, it’s become one for me, but too many Wilburys have traveled on. A pun but the truth. And I’ll still turn up the volume when I hear it. …Rock And Roll5 min readRock And Roll5 min read
Sep 29, 2021Midday EscapeOur firm had one recently-hired intern architect who never show up their first day. Never heard back as to why, but we reached a reasonable conclusion. However, Nate Anglin’s 3 Significant Lessons Learned After A New Employee Quit Midday surely raised a few eyebrows, if not a hackle or two. …Humor2 min readHumor2 min read
