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Holidays
The holiday season is a mixed bag for me. I have many good memories but it’s the memories themselves that remind me of change. I’m one of the elders now. All of the people older than me in my family have passed. I remember the ceremony my Grandmother put around her famous dishes, pork pie,… Continue reading
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Self Talk
The biggest challenge I have is telling myself what is possible. It’s my own attitude about what I can accomplish that either propels me or holds me back. I struggle often with quieting the negative self talk that tells me I’m nobody and can’t achieve my goals. The voices are hard to quiet, but I’ve… Continue reading
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Sentimental
Many things make me feel nostalgic. I’m a sentimental softy at heart. The holidays are a great time for nostalgia, traditional foods and car rides to see the lights. Shopping on the day after Thanksgiving, once the biggest shopping day, was my favorite. My mother would take us shopping because we had no school. We’d… Continue reading
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Family
I’m fortunate because I married my best friend. Our friendship has been a foundation that has helped us through tough times and made the good times brighter. My wife has a major positive impact on me. She’s the primary reason, I published my book. It’s her support along with my kids that keeps me going.… Continue reading
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Winter Tree
When I look out of my office window, I observe a collection of trees. When the sun is out and the sky is blue, the intricate web of branches that fan out from each trunk is stunning. In the winter, there are no leaves to obscure the intricate network. On a bright day the trees… Continue reading
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A Call to the Abyss
One of the images that has always terrified me, is the idea of facing a black abyss, where, when I call or look out, nothing comes back, a true unknown, a true void. And it’s not the fear a monster will coming flying out of the blackness and attack me, because in a way that… Continue reading
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Shack in the Back
I’m tuned to my surroundings and the right space is important. For reading, my best reading space is a memory from childhood, where I would read in bed at night, with the windows open so that I could hear the sounds of a summer night and feel a cool breeze. For, writing I had visions… Continue reading
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Oldsmobile
My favorite car was my first car, a gold Oldsmobile Delta 88 convertible with a 350 horse power engine. It was my Dad’s but he let me drive it, as my own, once I got my license. I had my first date in that car. The date was forgettable, but I remember it because of… Continue reading
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Not Just A Vase
I used to think that being creative was just an art thing, painting a picture or drawing it, writing something, writing or singing a song, and making a nice vase. Early on I knew I was creative, but saw my ability in these narrow terms. Eventually I realized my creativity influenced my traditional work life.… Continue reading
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Dating Myself
The daily prompt asks me to share what I know about the year I was born? Sadly, I know more about Hannibal’s campaign against the Romans, than I know about that year. I’m dating myself, but Eisenhower was president. I had to look this up to double check my memory. I know it was the… Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
