Mr. Kitty’s candle burned out on April 18th, a minute past midnight, as he lay in our arms. We knew it was coming, but our hearts are no less broken. He was our best friend for more than a quarter of our lives. He was unique. Soulful. Intelligent. Polite. Sweet. He had none of the […]

The late fall leading into winter is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s dark, it’s cool, it’s crisp and sometimes snowy or moist, and there’s a feeling of excitement in the air.

I am genuinely amazed when I read what people write about writing. The most amusingly ponderous rules that must be followed or else, the litany of “errors” and “mistakes” that fall like the shredded manuscripts of olde upon the fires of despair, and always, without fail, the invariable “In my book, Ostentatious Title, …” plug, […]