My favorite journal, New Scientist, who a scientist friend of mine calls, “The People Magazine of Science,” has its God Issue out here in March. I can’t wait to get it. But until then, here’s a great OpEd piece that touches on the highlights, which include: – An article about the idea of indoctrination being… Continue reading Sweet! The God Issue is Out.
Category: Personal
Freedom to Choose
The heroine in my latest book refuses to fall into a courtship with a fellow island local chastising others for implying that “proximity and lack of choice are all one needs to fall in love.” But, building on my last post about my existential angst about filler, let me also ramble about the disconcerting modern… Continue reading Freedom to Choose
Yearning to Feel Alive
This post reminds me of the First World Problems Meme. People in Syria would not relate to this blog post. But I’ll share anyway at the risk of looking like a complete spoiled brat. The snark and spark have been blown out of me lately. Could be tornadoes or too much news about politics, but I am… Continue reading Yearning to Feel Alive
A Genius with Confections
The Part-time Artist’s Journey
Is long . . . In 2012, I started working for the family business again and also got a part time job at my son’s school. It’s been a blessing and a set back for fiction writing. First, the setback. It’s simple. I have less time for writing. I think Malcolm Gladwell was spot on… Continue reading The Part-time Artist’s Journey
I Won My First Contest
According to the judge, “Lewis chose a heart-rending scenario, that of a parent whose child ‘isn’t normal.’ The narrator speaks of the ‘critic column,’ that growing list of people who have negative things to relate about the problem child, and about the sense of disorientation that comes with being the parent of a child who… Continue reading I Won My First Contest
Avoiding an American Taboo
Indy: “Are we rich?” Me: “Yes.” It was a quick response, even though I knew the answer would haunt me as he retold it to his friends at school. Sage had just gotten back from having lunch with a former Cambodian Refugee, who, at my son’s age lived in a cave with his mother and… Continue reading Avoiding an American Taboo
New Post on Welcome To Indiana
This new entry on Welcome to Indiana, from month 10, touches on why belief in a higher power can be handy for more then just vending machine prayers and foxholes.
Happy Birthday Indy
Will you ever cease to amaze me? You’ve got your father’s discipline, that’s for sure. You spent an hour rolling on that skateboard between the kitchen and the couch – back and forth, slowly gaining confidence, slowing standing upright and proud. And so it is with all things you do. You watch, wait and then… Continue reading Happy Birthday Indy
The Blessing of Jury Duty
The Nouwen book is still sweet and talking about the blessings each of us has to give this world and the blessings, often disguised, that the world offers back. Jury Duty this week has been a blessing in the same way the goat is a blessing in the wise folk tale about… getting a goat.… Continue reading The Blessing of Jury Duty