Facing the second of two cataract surgeries, I feel I’ve seen enough doctors for a while. Unfortunately, as one gets older, a person tends to see more, not less, of them. I should be happy. I have access to medical care when I need it. In some parts of the country, particularly
I’ve written more than once about the games people play to get their books on The New York Times best-seller list. (Blog 4/10/14). The direct route, used for years by Evangelical writers, politicians, (Blog 1/14/16)) and well-known authors, like Jaqueline Suzanne and Wayne Dyer, i
Picking up on yesterday’s comments about where to publish a short story — in a periodical or an anthology – let me take a step back. Writers should recognize they are living in a time of significant change in short-story publishing. Fewer high-circulation magazines publish
I received a credit of 7 cents in royalties this quarter for my story, Agent of God, published in an anthology by Wolfsinger publishing. (Click). The company bought my piece outright, so I didn’t expect much of a royalty, especially as profits are shared with 30 other writers
I learned to love the glow of silver from an older friend who was a collector. She hated polishing all the candlesticks and tea pots and fish knifes, however, so she’d roll them up in plastic wrap to keep the air from tarnishing the surfaces. Usually it worked. But when a cele
As I’ve written before, gatekeepers, those whose reputations outweigh other standards of measurement, are the people who decide what is great art and what isn’t. Of course, those experts change with each succeeding generation and so, the value of art is ephemeral, something th
I admit it, I’m an analog girl in a digital world. Hiring a cab the other day, the company asked if I planned to pay with cash or plastic? I have no idea why my method of payment matters. Maybe the company sends old cars for people who still use cash. The driver who picke
By now we’ve all heard about various security breaches that occurred during the presidential election and others at large companies like Equifax. As a result, security companies are busy milking our insecurities with offers to make our private information safe. Regrettably, thes
Daily, Donald Trump, the Tweeterer- in-chief exposes himself as a twit and commentators are loving it. I can’t keep up with the jokes memorializing this humorless man. Here’s a sample from the October issue of Vanity Fair. “Trump has made Russia Great again; Trump is a che