After writing about everything passing away, a few thoughts on what never changes seems appropriate. It’s the old French axiom, “Plus ca change, plus le meme chose.” (Apologies to the French students. I don’t know how to get my computer to add accents.) For the non-French speaking, it means, “The more things change the more [...]
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Falling Down
When I was a child I was subtlety taught that nothing is forever. One of the ways I learned was the age-old children’s song, London Bridge. The words even emphasized you that the best ideas of mankind often came to naught. If you build with wood and clay it will wash away. This is a [...]
Let’s Talk About Re-write
Coach said to me once, “You know you’re a writer when you write the same book twice—and intend to.” About three years ago I finished a novel. It had a rough birth and childhood. It started as a short story but since I liked the characters, in a moment of folly I decided to give [...]
St. James’ Lenten Series
2010 Several years ago I was asked to give a lesson on changing behavior. The text we were using mentioned the Seven Deadly Sins. Curiosity sent me to the dictionary and in an old Funk and Wagnall’s I found the following definition. “Sin—any character defect that impedes spiritual growth.” The absence of guilt, admonishment or [...]
Agents, Editors and Publishers
I’m almost afraid to mention it, but an agent—a real one in New York City—has the manuscript of one of my books. I’m not expecting anything from this. I have twenty-five years of rejection letters. Some of the ones for poetry have actual pen and ink words on them written by a real person. I [...]
Facing Facebook
Dear readers and followers, I’ve been doing it all wrong and I apologize. I don’t consider myself a newcomer to technology regardless of what the calendar says about my age. In the office we had an old TRS (Trash) 80 back in the ‘70s. In the 80s when I really began to write seriously, I [...]
