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While I was reading and reading and reading and researching the Author Spotlight on Edgar Allan Poe for an edition of the Bubbly Bibbly...

I was looking at the literary calendar the other day, and I saw this entry for June 2: Raymond Carver quits drinking, 1977. Who the hell...

Yep, I hold a grudge. I admit it. The more I try not to, the more roots it grows. So, I've stopped trying to fight it. In my opinion...

I was reviewing some of my published posts, and saw some typos. Well, shit. I mean, I try to do a quick once over to review my articles...

I was reading, researching, and writing the latest episode for the Bubbly Bibbly podcast (are you listening to them, by the way?), which...

My eldest son has wanted me to address the ... what word to use ... ? To put it plainly, there seems to be a lot of mental illness among...

As I type this, there is a stick of unsalted butter sitting on the counter in my kitchen. As I left it out to get to room temperature, I...

In a peer conference call at work today, I commented, "I don't have time for that bullshit," when they were discussing the sometimes...

I, for one, take expiration dates as more of a suggestion than a hard-set-date. When I think of expiration dates, I immediately think of...

I am going to end a debate for white people: No, you cannot use the "N" word. Ever. In any context. To anyone. At any time. This is a...

As I type this, it is Saturday night, I am writing a new episode of the Bubbly Bibbly podcast, and listening to my "Songs I Love" Amazon...

I have gone on and on about my built-in bookcase, handcrafted by cabinet-maker David Morrow. If you listen to the podcast Rachel and I...

Remember how I told you a couple of days ago that my dad was a man of truth? When I was summarizing the alumnae sorority drama to my mom,...

My 55th birthday came and went with very little fanfare. When your birthday is on a Monday during a pandemic there aren't many options,...

My dad has COPD, and has for years. He was a smoker until the grands were born, so he stopped smoking about 25 years ago. He was also in...

A coworker is going to Enterprise, Alabama for a few days. Enterprise is known to me for two reasons: tornadoes seem to love it there,...

It's been a month since my last post, and so much has been going on. A summary: My dad has been in the hospital twice, and now has oxygen...

I love Emmanuel Acho's "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man". It is honest, sometimes raw, and always illuminating. In one of...

diaspora [dīˈaspərə] NOUN the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel. synonyms: relocation · resettling · population movement ·...

I was thinking the other day about showering. I don't know why, but if I don't get up and get right in the shower, I dread showering for...