The Constant Story

I'm a fan -- no that's not true - I'm not a fan. I am an admirer, better word, of Phillip Lopate, the great essayists and litera...

These surveys come out form time to time and always at the top is The Holy Bible. But some of the  books on this top ten list certainly, in ...

Sometimes writing is simply for discovery, writing to let it all out. Whatever IT is. It can be a cleansing process or one of wonderment. Bu...

Reading so many blogs, notes, Facebook posts, literary reviews, and articles in journals and newspapers on the subject of creative nonfictio...

It's an old cliche, but spring is for renewal. And that's what I've been thinking a lot about. First - it's time to renew my...

Yeah, I know. It's the pattern of a blogger sometimes. Try to stay on top of posts, and you really do try and really are committed, but ...

It's been a good autumn. I'm in the process of wrapping up another semester of teaching at Columbia College Chicago, finishing up so...