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I’m back from Australia, back to my desk, my book, my ordinary life. Back to the cold winter laden with boots and gloves. Back to the United States. It feels wonderful. My mom always said that going away is great, … Continue reading →

Or thought I loved. Or even liked. Many of you are no longer in my life, and that’s probably for a good reason. Many of you did not have my best interest at heart. Some of you did, and those … Continue reading →

They have arrived! The galleys. I speak the obvious when I say – This is soooo exciting!!! Galleys are the closest to book form that your story will reach before it actually becomes a book. I print out the pages … Continue reading →

I’m struck by the enormity and inanity of the occasion.  A new year. It is, after all, momentous on some level, it is also, after all, just the passing of another day. But taking on significance as a mathematical change … Continue reading →

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,900 times in 2014. If it were a NYC subway … Continue reading →

The holiday season (encompassing all the holidays that occur between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, regardless of religion) can be a hectic and exhilarating time of year. A time of year when we can become too introspective, too outer-oriented, too off … Continue reading →