Category Archives: Writing

Today is Epiphany (the holiday) so allow me to share an epiphany (a feeling) with you. The world has changed. I must change with it. I can no longer do what I did yesterday and expect to succeed. I must … Continue reading →

New Year’s Day: Empty bottles covered the New York City apartment’s  floor. Half-eaten chicken wings tempted a gray tiger-striped tabby cat who stalked them on the kitchen counter.  It was a battlefield from the New Year’s birth, littered with festive … Continue reading →

Christmas Eve found my wife and I driving through soup-like dense fog that would have frustrated even Rudolph. We were slowly heading to the North Fulton Hospital Emergency room.  My wife was driving. I was riding shotgun, blinded by pain. … Continue reading →

It was probably three of the most emotional minutes of my life.  My middle son came out from behind the risers, wearing his red shirt and was joined by a beautiful female classmate.  They walked up to their microphones and … Continue reading →

The early morning darkness wrapped me snugly like a black straight-jacket. I looked at my watch; I had been running for nearly an hour. As my legs worked, my mind contemplated the world’s troubles. I started globally: Tension in the … Continue reading →

Did you feel it this morning? That little touch of fear as your kids got on the bus? Last Friday morning, you didn’t think a thing about it, did you?  Nope, it was just the everyday chaos of getting your … Continue reading →

The sky was gray, hiding the joyous sunrise.  Although warmer than it had been all week, there still was a chill in the air.  I’m not sure if it was from the wind or yesterday’s horrific news from Connecticut.  But … Continue reading →

Ten days. There are only 10 whole days until the end of the world. Have you finished your “end of the world” shopping yet?  Have you sent your “end of the world” cards, too? The end of time, 12/21/12,  is … Continue reading →