“I have a friend I’ve never seen He hides his head inside a dream” – Only Love Can Break Your Heart by Neil Young Maybe I should start with how our friendship started back in the ‘70s, but to be current, I’ll talk about how it ended. Brian was an “anti-vax” and anti-masker” who believed…
I love writing stories about genuine individuals who live out their lives with purpose. These people increase my responsibility to give them proper recognition – like a portrait artist who captures the spirit, as well as the image of his subjects. Now, as I’m writing this, a reprinted story of mine – originally written almost…
Battle of the Chairs You must visit a local coffee shop to test the waters of today’s kindness and caring. Like a movie with a Hollywood script, this has a happy ending… but one always in doubt! Picture this: a bright, beautiful day with people milling about outside a popular coffee and pastry shop. And…
“Regrets… I’ve had a few, but then again, too few to mention” – My Way by Frank Sinatra Watch on YouTube Someone once said, “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” This is such a story. I was enjoying the radio playing a popular song. The voice was ethereal but intense. Actually, the voice…
“I met a girl who sang the blues And I asked her for some happy news But she just smiled and turned away” – American Pie by Don McLean This song rang through society’s collective consciousness when it was released as a number-one US hit, lasting four straight months in 1972. The refrain, “Bye-bye, Miss…
Persisting a few days, I was laid flat by something painful in my lungs… feeling like a pulled ligament or infection. Even small exertions left me with coughing spasms. I could barely breathe without touching off another bout. News reports tell of people being placed on round-the-clock hospital ventilators, having to struggle alone in the…
When asked if he was a genius John Lennon straightforwardly said, “If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one, and if there isn’t I don’t care.” I can’t begin to make any such claim. Yet here I am, like so many writers, still putting in the time and effort. Why? It…
I’d like to show how anyone interested in creative thinking can benefit from a simple approach. For writing, just a little advise can sometimes go a long way. Plus, I can usually manage to blend in some meaningful music quotes into the mix. I also find this manner of contemplation generates other great ideas. But,…
Canadian novelist, Margaret Atwood, once remarked that in Canada, you can say whatever you want, because no one will listen. And, it’s a standard operating truism – particularly in America and increasingly in Canada – that politics is becoming extreme and polarized, no matter where people are on the political spectrum. Not only that, but…
I was talking ‘car stuff’ with a guy I’ve gotten to know, Ralph. He’s operated his own auto specialty shop for many years. A midsize gent with bedraggled white hair, wise eyes and rough hands – that swallows your handshake – he’s a testimony to a lifetime of physical work… and, the consummate professional. You…
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