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On Writing
I thought I would tackle, in my own meandering way, some of the questions I’ve been hit up with recently regarding writing and, more...
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Parenting
I’ve previously mentioned that I don’t have a clue about raising kids , and while that remains the case, now that I’m into the second...
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The Gourdaleer
Every family has traditions, some generations old, some that, as the family evolves, take shape and become standards that will be carried...
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Enough
I retired from business and technology about 9 years ago. I won’t call it a full retirement because I have a now thirteen-year-old, two...
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The Smell of Diesel in the Morning
It’s a common occurrence for a smell to bring up a particular memory. For me, the smell of diesel brings back a swath of years filled...
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Old Friends
A bit of an unexpected family reunion last week. We headed to Virginia to visit the oldest and her husband, and the younger daughter...
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Puddle Jumping
There is a lot to be said for puddle jumping. Refreshes the body, spirit, let’s you put aside your grownup-sized worries for a little...
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Some Things Never Change
Memes come and go, but some seem to have a half-life akin to uranium-238. One that I see regularly proudly proclaims the person posting...
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There is a season...
While Christmas is my favorite holiday, fall is my favorite season. When the days shorten in my small northeastern (U.S.) town, the...
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The Lawn Ranger
The sky was a particularly deep shade of blue. I thought to share that observation with my wife, but figured she wouldn’t be able to hear...
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The Tax on Love
I was recently reminded by an old neighbor of something that became a bit of a running joke in our neighborhood when we were kids...
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A Life in a Box
Last time out, I wrote about the letters and messages I’ve left around for my kids for when I’ve moved on. Those letters represent a...
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Letters to Earth
I had a notebook many years ago, just as I was entering my teen years. I remember it in detail - standard school style, black and white...
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Ripeness is All
By Jaya Mehta I looked down at my shoe and saw a long trail of toilet paper clinging to the sole. I had used the mall bathroom earlier,...
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Learning to Dance in the Rain
The title is part of a quote from writer Vivian Greene - Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in...
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Dive Bar Time Machine
I spent most of a week visiting the oldest and her husband recently. There is a lot going on in the larger world as well in my own...
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Bad Characters - Guest Blog
By Jay Solomon In the novel I’m currently writing, which takes place in Manhattan of the 1970s, I have created a character, named Mike,...
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People, places, and life
Speaking of former adventures, some of my youthful wanderings across the U.S. were in the company of an old friend. The path we followed...
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Sidekick
It becomes more and more clear as my third kid (and last, since my wife seems to think it's not the smartest idea to keep having children...
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Road Kill, Duck Tape, & Testicles
A Parade in Every Town, the first adult contemporary fiction novel I'm releasing, is due out this summer. Set at the Sun Market and...
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