News Caboose

News Caboose

So, on Thursday, October 24, I endured a lumbar spinal puncture ordered by my specialty neurologist, who’s in the hunt for a diagnosis for my intermittent muscle spasms/joint jerks. For nearly four years, this disturbing condition has ruled my life to varying...
Main Character or Protagonist

Main Character or Protagonist

While you, Young Writer, may think the terms ‘main character’ and ‘protagonist’ are interchangeable and functionally the same, they are not. That’s what I believed until recently. I’ll help you change your understanding with...
Life as a Miracle: My Team

Life as a Miracle: My Team

I haven’t written a blog post tribute to miracles in my life in ages. That’s because I haven’t been feeling it. Too many aches, pains, and complaints. Too much tainted, foul air due to the tedium of rancorous politics. And, the personal worst: my...
Mistakes I Made between 7:00 and 7:45

Mistakes I Made between 7:00 and 7:45

I most often awaken, without an alarm, at 6:30 a.m. It’s tougher to achieve while it’s still dark, while the turning world jams winter whether we like it or not. I made it today with the help of a dog who wanted to be fed. To be awakened by licks on my...
Junk Mail

Junk Mail

“If it weren’t for junk mail, we wouldn’t get mail.” This is my husband’s complaint. Now that we’re older, he says we are no longer relevant to most merchants. Ha! Apparently I am. Especially when I order online rather than travel...
Resilient

Resilient

A famous writer wrote a screenplay for me, about me. It’s an extraordinary compliment, but I didn’t recognize the gesture until he told me long after I read it. I was busily helping cast the movie, suggesting women from Amy Schummer to Annette Benning to...