How’s this for three straight weekends of talking about writing? The first was at the La Jolla Writer’s Conference, where I did workshops on “What the Greats Have Taught Me,” based on my 20 years…
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This essay of mine originally appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog site. Three things startled me recently. First: While taking a walk near my house, I came around a corner just as a woman was…
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This essay of mine recently appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog. “That’s it,” I thought, gritting my teeth, my shoulder raised above my head. “That’s as far as it can go.” Then the physical…
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In September I gave two talks to the Society of American Travel Writers in Reykjavik, Iceland, on the topic of Modern Writing in the Digital Age. The talks seemed to be well received, mostly because…
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This essay of mine appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog on September 5. When my friend called and said he got a last-minute permit to hike the Grand Canyon rim to rim, and asked…
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This essay of mine appeared on Donald Miller’s Storyline Blog on July 22 Just recently I had a dentist appointment, and was without a car. No problem, I thought to myself. I’ll just ride…
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This story of mine appeared in the June, 2014 edition of Westways Magazine I should have paid closer attention when the lady in the Kinsale, Ireland, tourism office drew us a map for a…
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This post of mine also appeared June 11, 2014 on Donald Miller’s Storyline blog. The thing about migraines is that they don’t make an appointment. They just show up. Unannounced. Like those bad feelings you…
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This essay of mine originally appeared in the December, 2013 edition of San Diego Magazine. When my dad enlisted in the Army at age 19 to join those who wanted to stop Hitler’s march…
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This story originally appeared in the October 2013 edition of Golf Getaways magazine. I’ll admit it. I was nervous. It’s not that I had something to prove in my upcoming golf game with former poet…
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