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Easy-Peasy Life
As a well-funded retiree - that is, reliant neither on Social Security nor the whims of stocks -- I have an easy-peasy life. A life that flows, like canoeing down a river, one mile leads to the next, Tuesday follows Monday, obey the rules, portage around dams, don’t...
Life as a Miracle: Inclusion in a Select Anthology
My monthly contribution to the Insecure Writers Support Group – and, guess what! Today I’m a co-host!
Personality Particulars
What’s in a personality? Confidence, kindness, irritability, impulsiveness, moxie and spunk — hundreds of traits may come to mind. But psychologists believe it can actually be boiled down to just five: openness to new experiences, conscientiousness, extroversion,...
“I’m fine…”
“I’m fine” is sometimes a mask, a default response to people’s inquiry, “How are you?”
Everyday Essentials Lost
A blog post about lost – never to be found – household items
Fear and Insecurity
My monthly contribution to the Insecure Writers’ Support Group.
The American Dream Gone Awry
A tribute to The Great Gatsby, an American classic written 100 years ago by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Laughter is the Best Medicine
What can cause you to double over with laughter? What incites a snicker or a full-throated guffaw? What evokes repeated chuckles, signaling happiness for all who can hear you - and if they can't hear you, your body language reveals all? Bust-a-gut laughter can be...
The First Writer: Moses
A riff on death and taxes – and on Moses, the first messenger tapped by the Lord
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