My Two Tornado EncountersI often wish to see a tornado from up close — close enough that I can see it lifting trees into the air and blacking out the sun, but not…Jun 8, 2023Jun 8, 2023
The Time I Got Stuck In a Tree (I was 35)Have you ever experienced a lightning bolt of inspiration to immediately do something very strange and not like you at all?May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
My Real Life Dukes of Hazzard Driving MoveRemember the two-wheels-in-the-air driving stunts on Dukes of Hazzard?Jan 2, 2023Jan 2, 2023
The memoir I’ll never publish [Why some writers don’t publish their books]Some of you will remember me talking about the memoir I was writing. Maybe you even remember reading the excerpts I shared as the project…Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2022
Mom, Are We Russian? (The question I cannot ask)My family of origin was one of tight-lidded secrets, and I never knew why.Dec 21, 20221Dec 21, 20221
How an Unknown Author Sold 100+ Books on First LaunchNo one knew him as an author.Jun 10, 20221Jun 10, 20221
Why People Didn’t Buy Your Book (Hint: It’s not you)The REAL reason book launching sucks sometimes…Jun 6, 2022Jun 6, 2022
What’s Mine to Do: the Story Behind the Blue SquareSometimes I feel overwhelmed by life — and not necessarily always in a bad way, either.Jun 6, 2022Jun 6, 2022
How To Write When You Don’t Have Time (Two Effective Approaches)One of the single most barriers to writing is a lack of time.Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
What Love Looks Like in the Dark: A Thoughtful Analysis of Miriam Toews’ book, A Complicated…Welcome to the dark side where love, though it twists and gnarls in the shadows like a sun-thirsty vine, searching and stretching for…Oct 23, 2021Oct 23, 2021