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April 19, 2018
[My photo of my JS Series Ibanez guitar.] Some years ago, I went to a commencement at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles. By some miracle, […]
April 12, 2018
Have you ever made a decision that was not only completely out of character but completely brain-dead? Like the time you were offered a genuine Rothko […]
March 15, 2018
This weekend I participated in my first book festival as a member of the Southern California Mystery Writers of America at their booth at the Tucson […]
February 9, 2018
In a guest post I wrote for Elizabeth A. White last week, I was reminded of one of my favorite passages in history. It reads: “Our earth is […]
January 25, 2018
It has been said that to become a cultured person one should study the Japanese tea ceremony. Nothing is allowed to be rushed, and there are […]
January 18, 2018
I thought I would write something on a lighter note, given the last post. When I was growing up, I met many notable people. Unfortunately for […]
January 12, 2018
A number of readers have asked me how I was able to write Eye of the Moon. It is one of those questions that can be […]
January 4, 2018
Usage of the word “character” in the English language has been steadily declining since the turn of the 20th century. (See Google analytics of “character” mentions.) […]
December 28, 2017
If I don’t know what to do, I often grab my well-worn copy of the Tao Te Ching (Stephen Mitchell translation) and open it at random. […]
December 22, 2017
Here is a short (fiction) story I wrote for you for the holidays. It is not related to Eye of the Moon whatsoever, though it is […]
December 15, 2017
We all make assumptions and sometimes they trip us up. It is a theme that runs through Eye of the Moon. We assume that people are […]
December 1, 2017
In November of 2014, I wrote an article for Dynamic Doingness, Inc. titled “Lost and Found”. I wanted to share part of it with you here, […]
November 22, 2017
At the beginning of Eye of the Moon, Johnny Dodge blames his troubles on Robert the Bruce. Percy asks whether he is referring to the Scottish […]
October 27, 2017
Why do certain aspects of our lives stay the same when we want to change them? We find it difficult to lose weight, step outside our […]
October 19, 2017
I like plays. I enjoy them because they are the closest thing I know to live storytelling. A play creates an intimacy between playwright, actor, and […]