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I got a writing problem, looking for a writing solution

Posted on December 13, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I started working on, for lack of a better word, a new book a couple of months ago. It’s a work of fiction set in a small southern city that is experiencing growing pains while trying to maintain the old … Continue reading →

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The book that wasn’t, a journey of rejection

Posted on November 28, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Back in 2011 I wrote a manuscript (I guess it’s not a book until it is published) which blended a Christian text with Buddhist and Zen concepts. I described it as “using the Book of Saint James as a writing prompt, … Continue reading →

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The language of words

Posted on November 2, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

“It’s a candidacy without any parallel that I can recall. It’s content-free and very much given to stirring up envy and resentment and even hatred. And I think it would be a threat to the conduct of our foreign policy and our … Continue reading →

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A Short Story: Basketball Dreams

Posted on September 28, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I pass this scene every Sunday as I drive to DuPont State Forest to ride my mountain bike, a basketball goal that appears to be growing among the trees and shrubs on an overgrown parcel of land. At this point in my … Continue reading →

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Where did you go?

Posted on September 13, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

I wrote my first post on March 15, 2016. Since that time I have published 237 post and have picked up 749 followers. I will occasionally thumb backwards to that point in March a long, long time ago (7 months) … Continue reading →

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A short story: Mr. Tom

Posted on August 31, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

It’s funny how something you see can stir a memory. I was in a client’s office the other day and he had an old roll top desk. Seeing this desk reminded me of a character I knew as a kid, … Continue reading →

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It’s just freaking Salsa

Posted on May 5, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

My parents retired to a small town several years ago. This town has three stop lights at three intersections within four blocks of each other. One would suffice but I guess it’s showier to be a three stop light town … Continue reading →

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30 miles into the wind

Posted on May 4, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

My wife and I rode our bicycles last evening. It was a glorious afternoon with soft billowy clouds shielding the harsh heat of sun and low humidity, postcard perfect except for…..wind. Though I don’t understand it here is the physics … Continue reading →

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Doing Laundry

Posted on April 13, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

A medium time ago I started doing my own laundry meaning, my shirts, my pants, my stuff. Our kids were teenagers and I figured my wife had enough on her plate so I decided I should be the responsible person to … Continue reading →

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Creating Emptiness

Posted on April 10, 2016 by ends and beginnings blog

Another excerpt from my manuscript: The Commonzense of Saint James Our lives are busy, and our minds are busy as well. There is no space left in our days, or seemingly, in the world around us. The empty space of quiet solitude … Continue reading →

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