Robert Dugoni opened the Surrey conference I just attended. "On this day, I write," was the ending phrase of his speech. If you'd like to hear it, please click here. It is inspirational. Thanks to Robert Dugoni, I began the conference reminded of why I write. Thanks to Robert McCammon, and Robynn Sheahan, and Russell Turney, I left the conference reminded of why I … [Read more...] about On this day, I write
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In my dreams
I awoke from a dream before 5 am, heart pounding. There were no zombies, no shadows chasing me across dark parking lots, no threat of my untimely demise--just a room full of strangers. I was supposed to be speaking at some sort of conference, but no one would acknowledge my presence. They just kept talking to each other. Even when I addressed them individually, they ignored … [Read more...] about In my dreams
Something To Say
Hey, y'all. For months, Cynthia's been after me to write somethin' for her website. Now, I don't think I've really got much to say. Well, nothing that hasn't been said before in one way or another. But she says I'm wrong about that. That I need to step right up to the microphone, so to speak, and say what it's like to be me. I told her, "You already talked about me in that … [Read more...] about Something To Say
In The Jailhouse
One year, I helped my daughter with her taxes. She gave me an iPod as a thank you. I'd never had one. Overnight, it transformed me into a modern woman. I wanted to listen to it constantly. That first week, I didn't have an iTrip so I used the headset as I drove (which was insane if you think about it). My boss was out of town. With no one at the office, I turned up the music … [Read more...] about In The Jailhouse
Giving Voice
There's this guy. Everybody knows who he is but I've never met anyone who actually knows him. He's homeless. Very muscular. Some call him the "Buff Bum." And, while he's not quite as ripped as Atlas must have been, I imagine the weight he carries doesn't seem much lighter than the heavens Atlas had to hold up. Sometimes I see him in the cool morning walking down the sidewalk … [Read more...] about Giving Voice
