I had been certain I would never see her again. It had, after all, ended badly. Questions had been met with fire, burning outrage at the very idea, and I had been scorched; third-degree burns had covered 99 percent of my heart.

The doorbell rang that last blistering summer afternoon. I… Read full post »

The way we did it in Nashville in 1983 was this:

First we’d lay down the basic tracks: Drums, bass, piano, guitar, and the scratch vocal. It took about an hour or so to lay the foundation for a song. A session was three hours, we’d usually do two sessions back… Read full post »

This process really scares me. Everyone who has read my writing and commented has been so generous and encouraging. I feel like part of a new community, something which was nowhere on my radar just two weeks ago.

About a month ago I was bantering with someone about writing.… Read full post »

Through me, one night, from some other place, came:

You have done well, little one. You have taken the challenge, and you have done well.

There is much more to learn. The wonder that you have experienced tonight is but a hint of what awaits you. But tonight, as… Read full post »

March 12, 2001:

Woah! Let me tell you something, folks: I got my wish! Just laid it out there. Here’s the result: I am no match – not even in the same hemisphere of a match – for these types of people. Not even close! Folks, let me tell you a… Read full post »

Here are my answers to the 75 Questions... asked by  Brian B:

1. Why do you live where you live?
I moved to Lincoln years ago because this is Anne's home. Our two kids still live here, and althought they are all but adults now, I am still  their father.

2. What… Read full post »

This article Why women shouldn't say 'I love you' first moves me to write.

Isn't "I love you," when said for the first time, often really meant as a question? Do you love me too? But the lack of a verbal question mark at the end turns it into a challenge.… Read full post »

Read this, and then I'll tell you what I think:

• "What are you doing here?"
  WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's employees.
  Polish tabloid Super Express said the woman had been making some
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Today is the last day of this dream. I guess it wasn't much of a dream, really - more like a theory: Rent this office I couldn't afford next door to the office of this lady I somehow ended up working for and help her build a therapy practice. Write a… Read full post »

I have no problems. I read the blogs of other writers here on OS who are dealing with floods and life-threatening health problems. It's not fair. They don't deserve these losses.

I am grateful to be alive. My children are healthy and strong. I have no debt. I have no… Read full post »

If you're older than forty, it's virtually certain that you watched Peter Falk as homicide detective Lt. Columbo some time during its long run on television. He won four Emmy Awards portraying a unique character who disarmed the subjects of his murder investigations with his absent-minded bumbling ch… Read full post »

With the full awareness of the likelihood that nobody will ever read this blog, I nonetheless submit a few titles for posts I've thought about writing this morning. Do any of these catch your eye? Would you click "Read more"? Vote!

•  Marriage is obsolete
• It’s like a metaphor
• Bad sex
… Read full post »

So I guess I'm a "hoarder." My family and friends upon reading this would be exploding with amusement at the understatement.

I've been in business for myself in one form or another since the day I escaped high school (June 6th-ish, 1975). In that time span I've done a lot of… Read full post »

 I admire Cary Tennis, writer of Salon's "Since You Asked" unique advice column. He seems to write as I think, as I've written in my journal for almost a decade: as though it matters.

In one of this month's entries, "Help! I suddenly stopped going to work", Cary advised his reader… Read full post »