Greetings, readers. I live in Florida. Currently we are being pummeled by COVID, mostly the Delta variant. Our situation is all over the news. Why? For a few reasons, but in a large and bizarre way it’s due to our governor refusing to urge preventative measures. Meanwhile, on the island … [Read more…]
Greetings book lovers—both writers of books and readers of them! The process of publishing and printing books, you may have noticed, has come a long way since the 1800s. This featured photo shows a printing press from that era. An antique dentist chair for books? Complex and highly mechanical. But … [Read more…]
Greetings this Friday morning, a day I reflect on a sudden loss. Yesterday I attended the funeral for Dr. Marvin Newman, a devoted teacher and supportive friend. Many of his colleagues and friends joined his wife, Myrna, their children, and other family members gathered outdoors to say goodbye to him. … [Read more…]
Cleaning out some files the other day, I found a copy of the old narrative poem, “Desiderata,” which means “things desired.” It is the perfect message I needed to hear again, and again, and again. Maybe you’re familiar with it already, but I thought I’d pass it along to you. … [Read more…]
Welcome to another episode of The Kitchen Sink, bits of writing I did years ago that didn’t make the final cut for my memoir, Undertow (which included everything but the … ). Either they were off-ramps from the storyline or unnecessary backstory. In case you missed them, the first two … [Read more…]