Under Assessment (with cover photo)

Time for an update on my latest GANIP (Great American Novel in Progress). As I mentioned in an earlier post, I finished my first draft of World of the Blue Jasmine. So what’s next? I’m so glad you asked. Here’s what happens from here: I send it off to five potential agents; All of them …

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Raisin Hell, or “Puke, Teddy, Puke!”

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE an easy, laid-back few days. Just before Thanksgiving I spent a few days in Denver, hanging out with my daughter Rachel and her husband, and their insufferably cute dog, Teddy. No big plans, just catching up on some writing and enjoying their company. The last thing I anticipated, or wanted, …

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Best Crew Ever

Well, folks, here is the post I was hoping never to write. My wife Joyce’s seven-year battle with cancer is nearing its end. And unfortunately it is not the outcome we hoped for. After her surgery for colon cancer in 2017, we all hoped she was cured. But in 2021 it returned, having metastasized to …

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Pride Goeth Before

Spring here in Michigan, and a not-so-young man’s thoughts turn to…his bike. I run year-round and in just about any weather (although I draw the line at thunder hail), but I’m definitely a fair-weather cyclist. So when May rolls around I’m itching to get out there for some good long rides. So there I was …

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