No More Quitting

by | Mar 17, 2010 | family, writing

Writers have a tendency to be emotional. I think I’ve mentioned that before. And it isn’t a particularly good trait in a business that requires frequent rejections before one succeeds. My response to the roller-coaster of the business is to quit...

The Future’s So Bright

by | Mar 4, 2010 | family, writing

I have to wear shades. That’s the way the old song goes. And I felt like singing it today. The sun was shining enough to make snowmen lose weight. Charity and Nola (sporting her shades for a walk to the cafe) had come to town for a visit. And I was thinking...

The Man with the Purple Socks

by | Feb 24, 2010 | happy endings, writing

Randall Atcheson is a concert pianist. Not just any old concert pianist, either. He is a Steinway Artist. Wherever he performs, anywhere in the world, the Steinway company delivers a full-sized grand piano and tunes it before he plays.He performs at Carnegie Hall,...

On My Way to Denver

by | Feb 17, 2010 | writing

If Jesus doesn’t come back for us before this entry posts on Wednesday, I’ll be on my way to Kansas City to catch a plane to Denver. I’m finally attending the Christian Writers Guild conference called Writing for the Soul. I’ve attended several...

Mark Twain or Samuel Clemens?

by | Jan 29, 2010 | family, writing

I might have a story published in a book. It is a collection of stories about marriage, and mine is still in the running. (the story, not the marriage. I think the marriage will make the final cut.) Anyway, my story is about some pretty personal things in marriage,...