. . . A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
In addition to the melodic list of favorite things that Maria sings about in The Sound of Music (which just happens to be one of my...
WRITING & REMEMBERING
It's Thanksgiving. It's a chilly 35 degrees outside. It's sunny -- both in my heart and in this colorful Appalachian region. And, I'm...
THE WRITING LIFE: JUMP SHIP OR STAY THE COURSE
Over the past several months, conversations with friends have been bound by a common thread: whether or not to jump ship or stay the...
THE SEED OF A STORY
Much like a gardener planting seeds in the ground, authors' story ideas germinate from many sources, from the intentional mixing of ideas...
