Hello and, again, welcome back to society in the times of nationwide shelter-in-place. Although there has been a number of opinions to the contrary, any discomfort you’ve suffered during that your short detention has been for the public health and not for any darkly nefarious purpose. As the first inklings…

In three decades of reading and writing, I’ve come to learn there are three major areas where most authors fall flat when attempting to write a good book. Namely, the beginning, the middle, and the end. I realize the tone of such an observation might smack as unduly flippant but…

The US needs to take a moment and breathe. And perhaps wash its hands more often. For the last several weeks, there has been sensationalized coverage of the COVID-19 virus that, by itself, caused a greater panic than any other outbreak in modern medical history. With every new day, reports…

I need to get something off my chest. As hard as it is to admit, I am a failure. Writing those words is not something that comes easily. …

The coin whirled over his rolling knuckles unceasingly, stumbling through every torturous reprise only to be sent back to the start by his flicking thumb. …

Like many of my contemporaries, I am often too concerned with the minutiae of my day over that of what might happen tomorrow or what happened yesterday. To paraphrase some anonymous pithy person (and the dozens who have stolen the same words for their own since), “Yesterday’s a history, tomorrow’s…