Writing Category

Diary of a 53 year old college student – the muse appears –

Posted on February 12, 2016     2 Comments

It’s week 4 of my first semester back in school in over twenty years. My mind has had a hard time keeping up. Fortunately, I’ve been able to adapt a few study tricks that seem to be working well. As I’ve mentioned in an earlier post, I’m having some trouble retaining information – the brain […]

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Diary of a 53 year old college student – week 1

Posted on January 22, 2016     Leave a Comment

The world is a strange place. Life is a mystery. Sometimes I’m baffled by the details of my life, other times it’s pure shock and awe. This week marks the start of a new chapter in my life. I find myself back in college after a very long hiatus – that’s 34 years to be […]

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Say Hello Wave Goodbye –

Posted on December 16, 2015     Leave a Comment

https://youtu.be/bjNDLlZqes0 Everyone has a point in their lives where their destiny is changed forever. When we look back on those moments, we realize that was the point of no return – that was when everything changed. That point is a defining moment in our lives and who we are couldn’t have happened without that moment. […]

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Discipline and Grace –

Posted on December 14, 2015     Leave a Comment

I am a writer. I write every day. But, it isn’t sheer willpower or genius that gets me to the computer and sets my fingers tapping. It takes a lot more than that to get a writer to write. It takes discipline and grace. Yes, there’s a dash of genius in everything I write. There’s […]

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