Greetings, readers. Happy Thanksgiving Day, 2023! I imagine many of you might be busy with family and friends right now, so thanks for taking a minute to read this. I just wanted to pop in and tell you I am deeply thankful that you subscribe to my blog. I’m grateful … [Read more…]
This post is about voting, but first I want to talk about writing. They’re related. They’re both about using your voice to make a change. Stephen King, in his book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, tells readers that if you want to be writer, write a lot and … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers, and welcome back to Wednesday Words. Today, I’m happy to share one of my poems, “Elsewhere,” published in The Florida Writer magazine in the October 2024 issue. That’s the magazine of The Florida Writers Association. But first … I want to say a few words about the devastating … [Read more…]
Welcome back to Wednesday Words. Today we have a helpful article about spotting misinformation online or in print—not an easy task given there’s so much of it posted on social media by less-than-trustworthy sources. Being reflective and thinking about what we read or hear takes time in this hurry-up culture. … [Read more…]
Graphic by Mohamed_hassan at PixabayGreetings, readers! Happy 2025—and welcome back to Wednesday Words. Thank you for subscribing to my blog; some of you have been subscribers since 2015 when I started it! Today, January 1, 2025, we celebrate the 10th year of your writer on the wing offering FREE posts … [Read more…]
Happy holidays, dear readers! Wednesday Words is here to wish us all a better-in-every-way holiday season. Join me in ringing in some holiday cheer as you read the following first stanza of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem celebrating bells. The Bells Edgar Allan Poe (1809 – 1849) Hear the sledges with … [Read more…]
Hello, readers. Welcome to another Wednesday Words, a series of bits and pieces of quotes or anything that catches my imagination that I hope catches yours. Today let’s celebrate a little humor, a vital ingredient—in my view—in a recipe for sanity. The following are a couple of samples from my … [Read more…]