Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, is nine miles from my house. Yesterday we woke to the unspeakable, horrific news of the terrorist attack and hate crime perpetrated at Pulse. In Orlando, named “The City Beautiful,” we mourn. But we will not live in fear. Our hearts go out to … [Read more…]
I’ll bet none of you expected a post today about fundamentalists. I suspect you anticipated the continuation of The Wilderness Beyond series that I’ve promised to finish. Well, that will be the next post. Because … I’m in the next phase of self-publishing my memoir (about 17 years I spent in a fundamentalist cult, … [Read more…]
Hello, my friends, acquaintances, and interested parties. Today is a triple-header. 1. This website’s first anniversary 2. My birthday (shhh) 3. The jump-off-another-cliff creation: New Wings Press! Anniversary celebration kudos go to my website designer, Mary Ann de Stefano, owner of Mad About Words. Her creativity helped make this site a reality and a continuing home for … [Read more…]
Hello. We interrupt our regularly scheduled program series,The Wilderness Beyond, for something completely different. Two kinds of rain fell here lately, and this is my overflow report. It has to do with writing and with something called the Tao. You may of heard of these things. Here’s my bit today. Winter With The … [Read more…]
Happy New Year – 2016 – to all you blog subscribers and also to any visitors to my website! This post is dedicated to you. Without readers … well, I’d keep blogging, but it might not be as much fun. Thank you for your comments, insights, and remarks of all kinds last year. … [Read more…]