Hi subscribers, thanks for signing up for my blog posts. Today, September 28, 2022, at 8:05 a.m, I thought I’d just check in with you before Hurricane Ian hits our area: Orlando, Florida. That’s in Central Florida. The storm is just now bringing us some rain and our power was … [Read more…]
Greetings! How do we love our libraries? Let us count the ways: in libraries we can exercise our freedom to read, expand our understanding of the world, enjoy a community of folks who value literature. When was the last time you browsed aisles of your public library and discovered a … [Read more…]
Greetings, writer and non-writer friends! Are you in a pinch with a project? For help with any challenging task (or even a little one), consider what I call the S.U.D.S. method. It deserves a lot of credit for helping me complete my recent book, From the Porch to the Page. … [Read more…]
This post is a bit of travel trivia. But first, remember the pool party game called “Marco Polo?” A group of swimmers, usually kids, toss a ball back and forth in a swimming pool (or close to shore at the beach), splash each other a whole lot, and while they … [Read more…]
Greetings! If you need some rest from worries and cares, I offer this poem from Wordsworth. It often soothes me; I hope it does the same for you. Whenever even its title comes to my mind, I soon take a walk, or go for a swim, or at least watch … [Read more…]