What a great privilege and inspiration it is to hold a newborn! When the lad was first placed in my arms I felt a bit clumsy and insecure – it’d been decades since Papa Best (now become Grandpa Best) had held a baby. …
As a writer, I am very thankful for the girl in seat 17B. Though I don’t know her name and will probably never see her again, she gave me a little boost of confidence when I needed it most. Let me explain. Like…
If you live along the East Coast or the Gulf of Mexico, September can make you a little crazy. Even now, there are two yellow 𝘟'𝘴 floating off the coast of Africa, creeping westward, insidiously making their plans. As you well know (you 𝘥𝘰 watch…
One of my writing students asked me what it would take to write a really great story. “What do you think?” I said. “What do the great writers have in common?” She mulled the question for a minute and gave me this list:…