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Oct 28, 2016
2 min

Writers and Instant Gratification

In this age of “instantness,” however, we’re all tempted to expect things, well, instantly. We have instant coffee, instant tea, instant ...

Airborne Reminders of the Greatest Generation

Dennis L. Peterson

Oct 25, 2016
3 min

Airborne Reminders of the Greatest Generation

The skies over my house were crowded this past weekend. There was an airshow in nearby Anderson County, and it featured several World War...

Check Out This Article on Neighborliness

Dennis L. Peterson

Oct 24, 2016
1 min

Check Out This Article on Neighborliness

Check out the December 2016 issue of Good Old Days magazine for an article on how neighbors helped neighbors. #community #neighbors #help...

Dennis L. Peterson

Oct 18, 2016
2 min

Random Sage Advice from Famous Writers

One learns to write by writing. But it never hurts to have guidance from someone who has already proven themselves successful at the task...

Dennis L. Peterson

Oct 14, 2016
1 min

Happy Boss’s Day!

I’m wondering just what I should do this Monday. I really should do something special for him, but it should be tasteful and not too expe...

Dennis L. Peterson

Oct 11, 2016
3 min

A Special Week in October

This is a special week in our family history. Our first two of four daughters were born within two days of each other (in different years...

Dennis L. Peterson

Oct 8, 2016
2 min

The Blessing of Life-long Friends

Sages say that in a lifetime, one will have innumerable acquaintances but generally only a handful of true, life-long friends. That doesn...

Dennis L. Peterson

Oct 4, 2016
3 min

Thoughts on a Family Reunion

This past weekend, I attended what has become an annual event but that I have been able to attend only a couple of times–the reunion of t...

Dennis L. Peterson

Sep 30, 2016
2 min

October’s Special Times

As we approach the cusp of another new month (can it really be October already?), a quick glance at my planning calendar reveals some int...

Dennis L. Peterson

Sep 25, 2016
1 min

A Productive Writer’s Retreat

Last week, I accompanied my wife to Myrtle Beach for her teachers convention. While she attended various workshops, I had my own writer’s...

Dennis L. Peterson

Sep 19, 2016
1 min

What I’m Reading: For Self and Others

I’ve been an avid reader ever since I caught the “reading bug” in Mrs. George’s fifth-grade class. At first, I read a little of everythin...

Dennis L. Peterson

Sep 16, 2016
3 min

Learning from the Trail of Tears

Today is the Trail of Tears Commemoration Day, the recognition of a national tragedy. The seeds of what culminated in the near-annihilati...

Dennis L. Peterson

Sep 13, 2016
3 min

Common Courtesy

I’ve been reminded that this month is designated National Courtesy Month. In fact, September 2 (yes, I know I’m a little late, but I’m lo...

Dennis L. Peterson

Sep 9, 2016
3 min

Eliminating the Clutter

I am always on the lookout for resources that will help me improve my writing, my editing, my marketing, and my knowledge of my subject f...

Dennis L. Peterson

Sep 6, 2016
2 min

National Read-a-Book Day

I guess, based on the dates of those various special days, that someone wants you to read the book before you buy it. It’s usually the ot...

Dennis L. Peterson

Sep 2, 2016
3 min

What’s Our Excuse? (Part 5)

By now, you know the point that I’ve been driving at in the previous four posts. Others overcame great obstacles and wrote in spite of th...

Dennis L. Peterson

Aug 30, 2016
2 min

What’s Our Excuse? (Part 4)

The Bible tells us that the apostle Paul was arrested, tried, and punished multiple times for the sake of the gospel. He was whipped five...

Dennis L. Peterson

Aug 26, 2016
2 min

What’s Our Excuse (Part III)

At first, back in seventeenth-century England, Bunyan was just a tinker, an itinerant small businessman who sold and repaired metal utens...

Dennis L. Peterson

Aug 23, 2016
2 min

What’s Our Excuse? (Part 2)

Continuing our survey of some famous writers who refused to use their circumstances as an excuse not to write, today we consider another ...

He Wrote in Spite of Problems–What’s Our Excuse?

Dennis L. Peterson

Aug 19, 2016
2 min

He Wrote in Spite of Problems–What’s Our Excuse?

How often we writers find every possible excuse not to do what we want other people to think we do–write. We are too tired, too busy, too...

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