Blog
My own mortality
There have been many deaths this past year causing me to reflect on my own mortality. There have been many who have suffered from the darkness of depression and loss of hope. There have been many who have succumbed and many who have survived. As I continue writing...
Happy New Year
Happy New Year! It's been a busy month. From radio shows and appearances to snowshoeing in Yellowstone National Park, I've been winding up, or down depending on the day, to close myself off from the world for the next three months and finish "The Penny." Only a few...
Citizen's United comes to Michigan for Christmas
Citizen's United comes to Michigan for Christmas. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, your government is now officially for sale. With the Senate passing SB0638, the State of Michigan is ready to officially adopt the wonderful reach of any money from any source...
The Love of Writing
In my Poe'esk studio, I practice and pursue the love of writing. At times, like now, I use the dining room table for ease, but the creativity of new thought and adventures turning to ink on paper begins in that studio. This new novel, The Penny, is testing my...
E Pluribus Unum
E pluribus unum: Out of many, one. A perfect selection for the motto of the United States of America. After all, we have been settled by immigrants since the beginning of time starting with the various tribal groups forming the foundation of our Native Americans. No...
Kentucky's Signal to the Country
Kentucky's signal to the country has been sent and should make everyone shutter: We elected a very wealthy man as governor, he likes our religion, and wants to take health care away from 500,000 people - many of whom have never had health care. Why is this so...
Domestic Violence
It takes an awful lot of courage to admit you are a part of domestic violence, especially when you are a male victim, but if you remain in the relationship for whatever reason, you become a part of that domestic violence. In a recent article published by Jenna Birch,...
Our political process
Our political process is broke, and I believe there is a simple fix: Let's add a third major party and be done with it. The Tea Party wants to be a party. They want what they want and should be able to argue for their beliefs in their own terms. Instead we work on a...
Writing as Hemingway
Writing as Hemingway is becoming more of a self-study. Recently at the Michigan Hemingway Society's annual conference at the Perry Hotel, I was lucky to be invited and warmly received into the arms of some great literary historians and Hemingway scholars. Within the...
Dark Money and Local Elections
Is it any surprise that dark money has filtered into more and more local elections? In his Detroit Free Press article, Jonathan Oosting begins an overview of a much greater problem than Mr. Schuette's blip on the screen. Technically, the money used by Michigan...
Events and more events
After a summer of events and more events, there is one more on the horizon that should not go without discussion. The Friends of the Petoskey Library have invited me to be their guest speaker at the annual fundraising dinner on Tuesday, October 13th at 6:00 p.m, at...
Writing the novel, The Penny
As I ready for the fall writing season, The Penny becomes the focus. Based on the life of Penny and Bud Harper, it will transcend the lifespan from WWII through Korea, Vietnam, and into the modern. As I continue to research, make notes, and gather opinions of the...