The Constant Story

I've written creative nonfiction, journalism, fiction, and memoir. When it's all said and done, and if I had to label myself, I gue...

Even now with Father's Day in the rearview mirror, my dad remains on my mind. He pops up there most days in some fashion—in the ninth i...

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Writing is communal, despite what they say about it being a lonely art. Yes, you can keep a personal journal and you can write in a secret ...

I always thought it would be fun to pair wine with a great work of literature— a robust cabernet when reading Hemingway’s  The Sun Al...

I recently read a piece at  Literary Hub about the influence Van Morrison's album Astral Weeks has had on writers. It's a tremendo...

I'm writing a new series of essays called Walks With Sam , and this post is how you can be involved either directly or indirectly as a...