(A ghost story…or not) — After asking about the cemetery last evening, the one seen in the photographs hanging in the hotel room, I rose early to begin my two-mile trek alongside the river, following the directions of the hotel owner. The path takes me into the hills, amid scenes of wild serenity, to the…

If Jonathan Livingston Seagull hadn’t been a bird, he would have been a Stearman 70 — Normally, there would not be much to report. That said, I happen to think a visit from God is worth a mention. Look, I’m sure it happens all the time to those who bow their heads and pray, standing in pews before a minister. I bet those people get a…

I’d returned to Missouri full of purpose and conviction, convinced the new novel would be successful. — Before I left for San Francisco, I had worked on the foundation and completed the story framework. I figure another three months will be sufficient to complete the first draft. Three months later. Okay, I haven’t progressed beyond the first chapter. I can’t even make the excuse of having writer’s…

There’s not much to know. I’ve been fortunate. Now I write. — I started life in an orphanage. Actually, not strictly true, I started life being hidden beneath a shrub on a roundabout in Gants Hill, Essex. I was found by a young couple leaving the Odeon cinema (since demolished) having spent their evening watching a Spencer Tracy movie, Edward, My Son. …

The way people love each other, it’s so complex. — Do you really remember who you were before being in love? Do you understand who you are afterward? This much is certain, staying in a relationship for any other reason than being in love is wasteful energy. Writers, poets, musicians, all make a living writing about relationships: how they breakdown…

March Madness Challenge: Day 25: Something you wish you could tell your younger self I woke in a cheerful frame of mind, got out of bed, went to the bathroom, then downstairs and into the kitchen, holding the kettle under the tap while looking out from the window. Below is…

Whye Waite does not have enough followers… please, you won’t regret. Look, if he knew I was doing this he’d have a thousand ways of telling me to fuck off! But I ain’t havin it, no sir, not anyway, not anyhow. Whye does not have enough followers for his talent…

It isn’t complex, it’s very simple. — Here are just three reasons: 1: I don’t explain how to make money on Medium 2: I’m not going to tell you how to improve your wealth, health, and life 3: I’m not going to tell you HOW to write eye catching articles to go viral I don’t make money…

Sitting in a car with the one you love — Everyone is alone. That is what I have learned over time. Don’t get me wrong. I love a woman, and when I wake up at night, and she is there next to me, and I can touch her and maybe wake her, feel her move, I appreciate my life with…