Living on a boat is a life of constant troubleshooting. There are always at least a dozen things not working on the boat, and often one broken thing leads to several cascading issues. One electrical short can create a nightmare of confounding … [Continue reading] about The Devastating Consequences of Blind Worship
A second Hurricane Harvey swept across the country last week, leaving behind anguish, confusion, and a flood of tears. The Harvey Weinstein story follows closely after the Bill O'Reilly story, the Roger Ailes story, and the Bill Cosby story. … [Continue reading] about This Needs to End
I've spent a good chunk of my life in bookstores. When I was a kid, I made loitering in bookstores an artform. There were holes in the carpets of my local Waldenbooks in the shape of my butt. Later in life, I practically lived in the Barnes & … [Continue reading] about If You Like Bookstores…
There is something otherworldly about a book, something absolutely magical. This one simple container is somehow full of unlimited potential -- you never know what awaits inside. What will you learn? What world will you be transported into? Whose … [Continue reading] about What a Book is Worth
You’ve decided you want to be a writer. You’ve banged out a rough draft. After a dozen passes, you’re starting to think any more edits will mar its perfection. Now what? Welcome to my fourth and final(?) part of this series on writing insights, … [Continue reading] about Writing Insights Part Four: Publishing Your Book