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D-Day as seen by a legend
June 6, 2024 My introduction to the story of D-Day didn’t come from Saving Private Ryan or The Longest Day. I learned about the events of eighty years ago from the book above, a collection of war reporting for The New Yorker by the great A.J. (Joe) Liebling. It belonged to my father, who also… Read more
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One drive, a zillion headaches
May 15, 2024 A thief in the night. A digital cat burglar. A ravenous automaton. A zombie on steroids. A destroyer of hope and sanity. A lot of other things from the Writer’s Guide to Cheesy, Overused Metaphors. Am I talking about some manifestation* of AI? Nope, I’ve already been there and kvetched about that.… Read more
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Dudes, we need to…
April 9, 2024 It’s time for some man talk. Not locker-room chatter or Iron John junk, just what I hope will be plain language and common sense on the subject of prostate cancer. If you’re a man or you love one, please read on. The disease has been in the news lately because of the… Read more
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Buy this book. Forget the cover.
March 21, 2024 I confess to being a bit of a Luddite about AI. Now, I’d never smash a computer the way the original 19th-century Luddites wrecked textile machines they feared would steal their livelihood. Nor will I emulate one Ludlow B. Condiment of Dead Stump, Georgia, who took a shotgun to an uncooperative lawnmower,… Read more
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Writing about writing: Juggling hats
March 6, 2024 This article was originally published in the eQuill, the newsletter of the Atlanta Writers Club. 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 to shift between roles. But what… Read more
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Lonely ranger
February 14, 2024 In a crowded Waffle House I’m one of two. At the doctor’s office, I might be one of several but the only patient. At the burger place, the library, the car dealer, the barbershop, and almost everywhere else, I’m the only person in sight who’s still going around with one of these… Read more
Stories from the South and the subconscious