At the end of 2019, I wrote about the elderly in our society, whom we sadly treat as invisible and voiceless in our society. But here’s the other side of this: I have been given a voice, and yet, too often I’ve failed…
A “Me-Too” Coffee Shop in the Republic of Georgia I face stiff competition. And I’m very competitive. It’s taken me to where I am today, and I want to keep getting the most from my competitors. I…
Researching Material for our Upcoming Novel Deadlines. We all make them. We all sometimes miss them. We all need them. And many of us dread them. What’s worse, deadlines are relentless. The more successful I am, the more they pile up around me. As…
At the MCC library in Akron, PA This week I met my parents — for the third time. Like most of you, I met them for the first time as a child, and then as we grew older together. I came to know them for the second time…
My brand new publisher! This week I received a signed contract for my memoir Love is Complicated: A Memoir of Healing from Mango Publishing, the fastest growing independent publisher in the United States. It’s taken years of hard work to get here, so I’m bubbling over…
Sometimes words spin around in my head and even spill out of my mouth before others have finished speaking. When I do that, I’m barely listening to them. It feels almost like I’m in a competition to get my thoughts out quickly to make…