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…]
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…]
Welcome to the month of May, so often associated with myriad flowers. This blog celebrates these fragile lovelies. Today, let’s hear from voices other than mine. Keep reading. At the end, there’s a slide show (click the first photo to begin) of all sorts of blossoms. A few writers on … [Read more…]