Year End Review

I sit here on December 19th, and as so many others do this time of year, I am taking stock. Wins. Losses. Things I’m grateful for. Things I wish had gone better. The question I ask myself: did I make this world a better place this year? I might be one of very few Americans…

Start the Year Off the Right Way-With Books!

If you're like me, you are more than ready for 2020 to end. I am hoping 2021 can be a little saner, a little more peaceful, and a lot more pleasant. Since I believe that how we start has everything to do with how we finish, let's start the new year with symbols of sanity,…

Gratitude, Part II

It is the end of the year and a time many of us are conditioned to reflect upon our lives, our accomplishments, our failings and our hopes. I believe have much to be grateful for. A home that’s warm and cozy There is food in my kitchen, and hot water in my pipes. I am…

New Years, July first

I sit to write this on June 30th with a blog post due July first, and no ideas prepared. Should I write an essay about my father, given the 92nd anniversary of his birth is tomorrow? No. While I still love and revere my father now gone almost nine years, I don’t want to make…

Keeping Promises We Make to Ourselves

One of my resolutions for 2019 is to finish the two books that are in the works. The first is a standalone and the other is a sequel to House of the Rising Son. Resolutions are promises we make to ourselves. One reason many of us don't keep resolutions is because they are usually humongous…