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At the last moment, a triumverate of advisors come to my rescue. Over the next few days, I’ll write about the 3 writing gods and goddesses who chimed their sage advice in my ears before my public [...]

Public Reading on Thursday, April 29th at 7:30 p.m. The Writing House, Interlochen Arts Academy    Katey Schultz will read from Ways of Light, her in-progress collection of short [...]

[One-thousand thank you’s to the inventors of the pharmacy-grade mold-your-own night guards for those of us who grind our teeth. I woke up this morning for the first time in a week without a [...]

Sorry I’ve been MIA. I’ve had a jaw problem all week that’s lead to a severe headache problem that’s lead to 3 nights of very little sleep. Hoping to collect myself soon [...]

I have a name. It came to me last week while I was on the treadmill, mile six, somewhere between Lyle Lovett and R.E.M. Sharing a name for your first collection of short stories is like being [...]

[A lockdown drill in a Missouri high school. Image courtesy Google Images.] The school has notified all faculty that during the next two weeks, a random Lockdown Drill will be conducted. Local [...]

Planning four months in advance of my trip to Alaska might seem a bit, well, eager. But when you consider I have to find a place to store my car and my belongings, purchase a whopping plane [...]

Two tidbits of good news: My “Dear God” tongue-in-cheek letter was published today at SWINK MAGAZINE. Read it in their Dead Letter Office department at http://www.swinkmag.com/. Also, I was [...]

[Week 11 was the tail end of spring break.] All I can say is that I thought 3rd quarter grades and this next start of 4th quarter weren’t going to make a difference in terms of my schedule—and [...]

We’re at the Otter Creek trailhead and though today’s hike will be more like a nature walk (sponsored by the Park Rangers), I’m struck by my surroundings all the same. The red dogwood shrubs are [...]