The interwebs have been vibrating with arguments over a website that has pirated many books. Let me be clear. Any site, person, organization which did not pay for copyrighted materials has stolen that property. Pirating books is stealing. There have been flurries of arguments. Some have insisted that all ghostwriters are pirates (ridiculous). Others have… Continue reading Pirating is Stealing
Category: About Me
In this Month of Love–Love Yourself
I was in a dark place. My marriage had failed. The separation and divorce tattered my son’s self-esteem. My writing had stalled and I had horrible nightmares. I was the most worthless person I knew (second only to my ex). Self-love was selfish, or so I thought. I wish someone had told child me, “love… Continue reading In this Month of Love–Love Yourself
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of 2018
It’s the end of the year. Time for the annual review of the past twelve months and judge the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2018. Or is that just me? The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of 2018 Blog Posts The best and worst of my blog posts for 2018 didn’t actually surprise… Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of 2018
What Is Bad Will Be Better Tomorrow
In my year-end review process I go through my old journals to get a sense of where I was last year and five years ago. It helps me to see what my goals were, what I’ve accomplished, and where my goals changed. This year something I wrote five years ago, caught my attention. I don’t… Continue reading What Is Bad Will Be Better Tomorrow
Beware of Wet Footprints
It’s Halloween, a time for remembering and repeating stories to scare ourselves or others. It’s a time to laugh at being frightened. But I no longer like to be frightened. Because it wasn’t a story. I was well and truly terrified. Beware of Wet Footprints in the night. They’ll terrify you, too. And you’ll never… Continue reading Beware of Wet Footprints