Lordy be, writing my third (and final!) book is taking me a long time. I was initially shooting for a 2025 release, but that’s not gonna happen. Why? Because I’m getting bogged down in the minutia of it all. The story is getting very intense. I’m tackling some heavy themes. The book will be titledContinue reading “Third Book”
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The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
book review: The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work by Alain de Botton is a unique exploration of the intricacies of various workplaces—a topic that is frequently discussed yet seldom chosen for a book. With his signature blend of philosophical insights and wit, de Botton takesContinue reading “The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work”
Free Chapter Sample Time Traveled
TIME TRAVELED is a highly entertaining compendium of travel stories told by an adventurer infatuated with the past. Themes such as nature, history, and art rank high on her literary list, as well as loneliness and the importance of having someone to love. Tripping over the remnants of who we used to be, this explorerContinue reading “Free Chapter Sample Time Traveled”
Free Chapter Sample Memory Road Trip
Being a writer is HARD. It is by far the hardest endeavor I’ve ever pursued. I’ve always liked writing, but I never considered it anything other than a hobby. Most of my writing was limited to poetry and journals, but I woke up one day with a burning desire to write a book. I satContinue reading “Free Chapter Sample Memory Road Trip”
Victor Hugo and The Gothic Age
When the time came for Victor Hugo to be born (1802), most of Europe’s cathedrals were falling into grave disrepair. Unlike man, cathedrals do not have a voice of their own, and no one was speaking for the aging gothic buildings. By the early 1800s, many cathedrals fell out of favor, became forgotten, and wereContinue reading “Victor Hugo and The Gothic Age”
Memory Road Trip
I have always been an avid traveler. I was a travel agent back in the day when such a job was quite common. I even worked a corporate gig inside a big sky scrapper alongside 300+ travel agents. To say that there were a lot of us in that career doesn’t even describe it. ThereContinue reading “Memory Road Trip”
Follow Your Passion
What is passion? It’s a concept that I have been thinking a lot about lately. Passion. What does passion mean? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines passion as an “intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction” as well as an “object of desire or deep interest.” The COVID-19 pandemic has caused me to think about a lot ofContinue reading “Follow Your Passion”