I’m about to start writing my third novel, and I’m not sure which is more ambitious: the plot, or my completion goal. What happens when you take the substance of an ancient Breton folk tale about a sunken city and drop it into 1890s Colorado? Yeah, I don’t know either, but I’m about to find […]
Continue readingThirty one days without alcohol? Here’s why I wanted to try it, and ultimately, what I learned on the other side. Blame the Holidays Imagine for a moment: a platter of cheese, meat, crackers and toasts. A charcuterie spread fit for gods, mistakenly bestowed upon mortals. Add to this: little dishes of mustard and a […]
Continue readingSometimes we all need a break. As one of the busiest (and hopefully joyous) times of year bears down on us, take a step back and take a breath. I’m going to. . . Remember Winter Break? Kids take things for granted. I mean, it’s natural, right? When you’re a kid things are granted, so […]
Continue readingRemember all those awards they used to give out at the end of the school year when you were in Middle and High School? You can picture what I’m talking about, right? They were so fancy; a full-color inkjet border on thick, marbled paper; your name scrawled in calligraphy; a foil leaf star or medal […]
Continue readingThere is a game I like to play in my head. Its something I do to battle exhaustion at times when it really matters—when I’ve got to keep going just a little bit longer. Mostly I play when I’m running. I’ll have put in four grueling miles, sometimes more, and I know I’m a mile […]
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