September 18, 2011
I was leaving for work the other morning, walking to my car parked in the driveway, when I heard something that instantly got my attention. It was coming from the bus stop for the middle school kids, and it sounded like an argument or fight. I listened a few more seconds and realized that one
September 6, 2011
“It is one of the beautiful compensations of this life that no one can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” – Charles Dudley “On a spiritual level you will experience a different mode altogether. Your attention should turn to others and their needs; find ways to be of help and give time and
August 15, 2011
I woke up this morning, blinking my eyes and stretching, with “Let It Be” running through my mind. You know – the song by The Beatles. I lay there a minute, listening, absorbing, wondering why it was in my head, and then I knew. It was a really big day, and I couldn’t be there
August 4, 2011
at a castle in Hungary with my sister, Anastasia, and our dad, 2007 * I was filling out a medical form today, doing the family history section, and for the first time since his death almost four months ago, I had to fill in the “age-of-death” box for my father. Sixty-seven. I know there are
July 28, 2011
“I just called to remind you about the medication, because it’ll be out in five days.” That was Neil calling me, not the other way around. It was not I reminding him about his meds, but him reminding me. And not waiting until they were completely gone, either. Looking ahead, noticing that he’d be out
July 20, 2011
I’m thrilled to announce that my novel, Slip, is now available in the following ebook formats, priced at 2.99! Click the name of each format to be taken to the page for it: Kindle Nook Smashwords Slip is also available in regular print/paperback. Click here for more information. You can also click here and scroll
July 14, 2011
It was a heavy phone day. Not all of my work days are, but there are enough of them to make me fantasize about the day when my book sales reach a point where I can quit the account-managing job to just be a writer. But for now, my day job consists of fielding a
June 29, 2011
They happen at night. Sometimes it’s a resounding thud, the unmistakable sound of a body hitting the floor. Other times, a series of repetitive thumps, as rigid limbs strike the wall or pieces of furniture. My blood runs cold. I never understood that figure of speech before, but now I do. And my heart beats
June 19, 2011
Last year on Father’s Day, I wrote a blog post celebrating my father’s life. Little did I know that a year later I would be writing here about his death. How do you say goodbye to a parent? Such a post takes a lifetime to write – a lifetime of learning, a lifetime of experiences,
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