It’s always been hard, it seems, to get “back in the swing” once I’ve been away for a while, and the week just past has been no...

The best writers, writing teachers often say, are avid readers, and high on their reading lists are great writers, those who stand as...

“You get only one chance to make a good first impression.” That statement is especially true when it comes to submitting your writing to...

He was born on this date in 1928, about 11 months before the big crash. Most of his formative, pre-adolescent years were within that...

As we approach the Veterans Day weekend (and the actual date on Sunday, November 11), we owe a great debt of gratitude to everyone who is...

Whew! It’s finally over. We’ve survived yet another election cycle with all the now-all-too-familiar and ubiquitous yard signs, robo...

Recently, I’ve been reading a little [DRUM ROLL, PLEASE!] fiction, and old fiction at that. Few people today recall the author or his...

The first week of November is a busy time! It starts off with National Authors’ Day, which affects only a relative handful of people, but...

It’s usually the little things in life that make the difference. Perhaps we can’t see the significance, potential, or danger of such...

It’s interesting how something small and seemingly insignificant to others can trigger in one a vivid memory. This phenomenon can be, for...

It never fails. Soon after one makes a commitment to do something, that commitment will be tested. How long one is able to remain...

At the heart of the study is the U.S. citizenship test of basic facts about our nation’s history. Among the findings of the study are...

One hundred ninety years ago today, a man was born who later published a book the influence of which stretched far beyond his own...

On this date in history, several important events occurred. Columbus landed on San Salvador, discovering the New World in his quest to...

On this date in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved a secret project that led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people...

It’s amazing how, over time, one’s perspectives change. As I’m on the verge of testing the adage “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,”...

“Stories come from people. Not from ideas, not from plots. Faulkner gave us the key to our material: ‘the human heart in conflict with...

I just listened to an audio presentation by Tony Snipes, an illustrator/designer/motivational speaker whose workshop I attended at the...

Sometimes a person can think that he’s doing someone a favor, but it doesn’t turn out so well for others, those countless people who are...

The much-anticipated, long-awaited Write2Ignite conference has come and gone. The recovery Sunday is now behind me, and the reality of a...