Embarking on another year, it’s my intention to make it better than the previous one. It’s not always the case because most things are beyond my control. So, in that case, I simply try to go with the flow and encounter things as smoothly as possible, although bumps along the way can snap one out […]
This year wasn’t the most productive for me. I reached a few of my personal goals. I don’t know if it’s age or what. Perhaps I don’t have the stamina and motivation. I don’t know if that’s attributable to growing older or simply limited interest in doing things. Only time will tell. On the writing […]
I’m a member of Goodreads and always participate in its Reading Challenge every year. This year’s personal challenge was to read 30 books; so far I’ve exceeded that at 32 and still have a couple more on my bookshelf. As a writer, I’m a voracious reader. I believe reading makes me a better writer. I […]
It’s been six weeks since I posted anything on this blog site. For those who are subscribers, I apologize. For others, I will return at some point in time. Bear with me. The point I want to make today is that I’m not going to post something for the sake of posting something. If I […]
Asheville is a jewel in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a small city with big appeal Downtown Asheville My three-day visit to North Carolina in October exceeded expectations. I knew some things about the city, such as the famous Biltmore Estate, and did some research on other places to experience. For many years, while traveling to […]
It will be a star-studded gathering of authors at the 41st annual Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday. Around 150 authors, including yours truly, will take part in the day-long event at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington. It runs from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. This will be my 11th appearance as an author, beginning in 1985 […]
I always take a notebook or notepad with me when I travel. I usually write about a day’s events after I return to the hotel, but sometimes I’ll put down thoughts on the bus or when there’s a break along the way. I don’t trust my mind to remember everything I’ve seen or heard over […]
Baby boomer John Ross is out of excuses for skipping his 50th high school class reunion that his daughter has arranged for him to attend as a gift. So it’s off to a gathering of Riley High School seniors from the class of 1968. John and his wife Sally experience a long weekend of weird […]
John Ross is retiring after many years working as a journalist. He contemplates about what he wants to do with the rest of his life. But along the way he finds out that there are some things you simply can’t control. Life simply happens. John is happily married to a retired school teacher who stays […]
John and Alice Ross were looking forward to the Christmas holiday season with family and friends until they found out their adult son was out of work and needing money for things they never suspected of him.
