Monthly Archives: September 2014

What I’m learning about writing

I have been a professional writer, meaning I get paid for what I write, for going on two decades now. I’ve been making a full-time living at it for six years now. I started with five goals as a writer: … Continue reading

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Fathers

Well after a wild and well-spent weekend, both my kids are home sick. I’d promised my little girl that Saturday we could go to Thermopolis, Wyoming. Thermopolis as the name suggests, is a town built around natural hot springs. My … Continue reading

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Beheading

Well we lost another one. Journalist Steven Sotloff was beheaded by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) early this week, two weeks after fellow-freelancer James Foley was decapitated by the same unlovely bunch. I frankly don’t know how … Continue reading

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