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The good news: The rise of the Interwebs means that anyone can publish anything at any time, with virtually no bar at all. The bad news: Ditto. As a writer, I’ve benefitted directly from this easy access. As a reader, I find in cyberworld frequent cause for literary despair. I really miss editors. Almost every day, I find glaring examples of absent editors. One writer …[MORE] Stacks of spreadsheets weigh down his desk. He has three calculators, five wooden pencils, and three mechanical pencils. He spends his days in meetings, discussing amortization, cost centers, investment schedules, tax accounting and inventory management. His mastery of formulas is legendary. Everyone comes to him for help when their spreadsheets don’t perform properly. He never wears jeans on casual …[MORE] I’ve been spending a lot of time lately sorting through old papers and cleaning out files. In the process, I’ve come across a lot of random scraps of my own writing. Most of the time, I’m just tossing it all in one box for later processing. If you pause too long over every piece of paper, the pile will …[MORE] For a year or more, I have lived with the intention of bringing back this blog. Since I was sincere, I penned a lot of “posts” that never got off the paper. These were usually scribbled out longhand during my lunch hour. I have a large box of folded sheets of paper with blurted thoughts …[MORE] I love short stories. They are perhaps my favorite art form. I read a lot of short stories, and my tastes are omnivorous. I have only two expectations from a short story: One is that it be short; the other is that it tell a story. Is that too much to expect? When I pick up a …[MORE] While I have not been blogging over these past few years, I have not stopped writing entirely. There have been a number of short stories in the works, and I’ve continued playing with some writing exercises. From time to time, I plan to post some of that here. One of my favorite exercises is 100 Words. The …[MORE] Good news, everyone: I’m going to live forever! At least that’s the conclusion you might draw if you examined my behavior. I’m forever putting off the important stuff by occupying myself with the trivialities of life. Why pursue priorities when there are dishes to be washed and mail to be sorted? Now I’ll grant you that neither …[MORE] I am locked in an eternal struggle with paper. I trash it, shred it, file it, use it, reuse it, recycle it, and constantly strive to reduce it in my life. My efforts are in vain: it just keeps coming in the door. I haven’t given up yet, but I have begun to despair. Recently, while …[MORE] |
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