I write because I need to write, and have always written. Despite the requirement that I get up and actively choose to put pen to paper, it feels like I have little choice in the matter. Without allocating time to write, I feel like my spirit atrophies and my happiness levels stumble subtly day-by-day. A […]
I remember in 5th grade collaborating with my friend Ryan Shpritz on a series of gross-out stories called “Death at Dark” (I, II, III, and so on). Mrs. Buccheim, our English teacher, was so excited that these two boys were writing extracurricularly that she allowed us to read our work in front of the class […]
While the miracle of analyzing your DNA can inform you of the origins of your ancestry, it will not offer you much about what they experienced, what they thought, what they felt, learned or endured in their lifetimes. Historians surely understand the pangs of such a loss and must rely on those who bore witness […]
As a committed writer of imaginative fiction for virtually my entire life, I have often wondered about the effect my obsessive conduct and allocation of time to pursue such an occupation has had on my relationships with family, friends and others who need and crave my attention. What is the ultimate effect of a writer’s […]
Growing up as an awkward, shy teen, words provided refuge. Whether it was getting lost between the pages of a steamy romance novel, or penning my thoughts through poetry. When I was hurt, I wrote. When I had questions of life, I wrote. I kept journals. Lots of them. In every color, size and shape. […]
I write because I have to. I must breath and write to live! I write because the muse calls out to me in the middle of the night. He refuses to take no for an answer. I write because it makes me feel all the emotions previously locked up in my very soul! I write […]
No one can predict tomorrow If you’ll encounter joy or sorrow Don’t look into a crystal ball It will tell you nothing much at all Things happen that we can’t predict Sudden changes will often interdict Our future’s certainty is a mere illusion And what happens next is an empty delusion Life’s journey is in […]
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