Sometimes I wonder about humanity, and space, and whether there’s a force that binds us together, that pulls us along and attaches us, each to the other, with invisible strings. The star of your mother being one of your...
Some of you may recall a prior post, about the Biblioz site, where you can search for New York Best Sellers the week of your birth. I decided to try two books from my year, 1968, The Confessions of Nat Turner by William...
Almost a year ago, I uploaded my novel, The Qualities of Wood, to Harper Collins' Authonomy website. Today, I finally got my much-anticipated review from one of the editors there, and I'm happy and relieved to say that...
Discussion with my 8-year-old daughter yesterday. She, in the dining room; me, around a corner in the kitchen.
She: How do you spell "through?"
Me: Like, "He walked through the wall?" (Me, thinking...
Missing Michael Jackson this week. I don't think I'll ever see an artist and performer like him again. Someone whose creations were expressed through the medium of his own body, through movement, through song. I've never seen someone embody music like he did. And yes, even on a personal...
Started thinking about the Golden Rule this morning. You know...
"One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself."
I'm a believer that this simple rule, if followed, would alleviate much of...
"As soon as we express something, we devalue it strangely. We believe ourselves to have dived down into the depths of the abyss, and when we once again reach the surface, the drops of water on our pale fingertips no longer resemble the ocean from which they came...Nevertheless, the treasure shimmers in the darkness unchanged." ---Franz Kafka
