March 6, 2024 This article was originally published in the eQuill, the newsletter of the Atlanta Writers Club. Photo by SevenStorm JUHASZIMRUS on Pexels.com If you're a writer like I am, you know we wear different hats. Besides the writing one, there’s “publicist & promoter,” “social media boss,” “critique partner,” and more. It’s usually easy… Continue reading Writing about writing: Juggling hats
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Giving thanks after Thanksgiving
December 27, 2023 A gift in more ways than one Christmas dawned grey and damp but the temperature at daybreak was 57, about fifty degrees warmer than last year, when my wife and I spent the morning frantically de-icing our pool. This time we stayed warm and cozy inside, cheered by the tree on the… Continue reading Giving thanks after Thanksgiving
WARNING: Unregistered post!
March 4, 2023 I am a blogger and I am writing about Ron DeSantis. More specifically: about how one of Ron Desantis's allies wants to force bloggers to register with the state of Florida if they write about Ron DeSantis. As Dave Barry, one of the all-time great Floridians, would say: "I am not making… Continue reading WARNING: Unregistered post!
Gazing through the gloom
December 10, 2022 It seems it's been this way forever, foggy mornings and soggy days in various hues of grey, with only fleeting patches of blue. Since we're still on the darkening side of the winter solstice, the cloud cover accelerates the early dimming of light. The mercury is unseasonably high even for the South… Continue reading Gazing through the gloom
New short story: “Now You Never Call Me Anymore”
November 23, 2022 Photo by Polina Kovaleva on Pexels.com My latest short story, “Now You Never Call Me anymore,” has just been published by Adelaide Literary Magazine. Tina, the main character, is facing an emotional crisis like the one Louis Armstrong sang about: “Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans, when that's… Continue reading New short story: “Now You Never Call Me Anymore”
Pants on the ground and the brain
September 20, 2022 Photo by Mica Asato on Pexels.com My name is Dave and I'm a recovering pantser. This has nothing to do with my fashion sense, which doesn't exist. It definitely isn't about sex either. But please keep reading anyway. A "pantser" is one of the two main species of fiction writers, the people… Continue reading Pants on the ground and the brain