Walking In This World – Snow
The snow has started. They’re predicting gusts up to 50 mph and 4 to 10 inches of snow, but most of what will be to the south of us if the weather reports are to be trusted. It’s … Continue reading →
Sunday Box Talk – Creating a Reading List
What do you want to study? Maybe you just want to read the Great Books, or the history of Ireland, or about the conflict going on in the Middle East. Other than asking the internet and getting some pithy … Continue reading →
Sunday Box Talk – Be a Lifelong Student
So let’s say you’ve decided to become a student again. You want to learn new things, develop new skills, maybe have some fun. Now what? Well, first thing is to learn to be a novice again. Let yourself be bad … Continue reading →
Sunday Box Talk – How To Take a Sabbatical
I’ve taken sabbaticals a couple times in my life. While it’s scary to buck the accepted norm, doing so can teach you a lot about yourself and why you’re on this planet. The first time, I was twenty-five. I decided … Continue reading →
Sunday Box Talk – The Purpose of Education
What’s the purpose of education? Nowadays, increasingly, it’s to get a job. It’s more about technical training than it is about educating the mind. And yet, with the proliferation of smartphones, always-on internet connectivity, and ever expanding inflow of information … Continue reading →
Sunday Box Talk – Getting Back To Basics
Getting back to basics – what are the three boxes of life? It’s an idea from Richard Nelson Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute. He points out that the three big boxes most of us deal with are … Continue reading →
Friday Funnies
Join Me at Torquere Press Today!
Join me over at Torquere Press today, where I’m talking about my free workshop in February on writing M/M romance.
Continue reading →Stash Sunday
Rachel and I wander around a lot, and as part of that, we search out local yarn shops, or what knitters like to call LYS’s. During Rachel’s last trip here, we visited The Knitting Pot in Elmhurst, Illinois. Rachel fell … Continue reading →
Sunday Box Talk – The Toolbox
“Success doesn’t come to you, you go to it.” – Marva Collins It’s easy to lament the things we don’t have yet. The media bombards us with images of more successful, more slender, more athletic, more successful people every day. … Continue reading →