writer’s journey

He Is Still Remembered

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Far from any large city, a small town in northeastern Arkansas sits on the eastern edge of a low range of hills that drop to an expanse of flat farm land.

I had no reason to stop except that a sign convinced me there was a special house there that offered an interesting tour.

After following the arrows into a quiet and uncluttered part of town, I saw it — a large and stately looking house plus a few outbuildings surrounded by spacious grounds studded with large shade trees. 

Its look of enduring elegance contrasted sharply with what I had … Read the rest “He Is Still Remembered”

An Interview With The Author

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I thought this would be a good time to check in with you because you have an anniversary coming up. I think it’s number 6.

That’s right. I posted the first column on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. In fact, this is column 158. For the statistically minded, all the columns amount to a total of about 120,000 words.

Have you ever thought you might run out of ideas to write about?

I did at first because I couldn’t estimate or even imagine how many subjects I would write about before having to repeat myself. So far, though, that hasn’t … Read the rest “An Interview With The Author”

No, You Aren’t Alone

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Most authors of columns such as this probably think of themselves as being merchants of knowledge — educating, informing, urging, enlightening, and in some cases, even offering support.

Aside from serving intellectual or uplifting mental food to the masses, however, they are prompted to keep it more personal, recognizing or describing small particles rather than chunks of this event we call life. 

At first, my only reason for creating the website was to inform people of my first book. Soon afterward, however, I recognized it as a chance to share with others much of what I’ve learned over the years as … Read the rest “No, You Aren’t Alone”