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The Top Ten Books That Influenced Me Most

September 10, 2014
Fiction, Personal, Writing

My good friend John G. tagged me in Facebook post challenging me to share the ten books that have influenced me most. I’ve listed mine not in my traditional “Top 10” format, but in the order in which I read them. The list is a mixture of children’s and adult fiction, and some non-fiction, too. Please...

Walken Wednesday: Taylor Swift

September 3, 2014
Video

A dramatic reading of Taylor Swift’s #1 Single, “Shake It Off.” As Christopher Walken.

Symptoms of Needing Coffee

September 1, 2014
Film, Personal, Video

My first Vine, for your amusement:

What My Dog Taught Me About Enthusiasm

August 29, 2014
Personal

My dog, Zeppelin, spent the last four days in the hospital. (She’s going to be okay. She’s got atypical Addison’s disease, which is an adrenal disorder treatable with daily steroid therapy.) But the point of this post is not to elicit pity for my sick dog, but rather to share what I’ve learned while...

3 Ways To Manage Your Creative Misery

August 20, 2014
Writing

Writing a book (or a song, or a blog post) is an exercise in doing things you don’t know how to do yet. The yet is very important–because creating isn’t just putting the words in the right order to tell the story, it’s figuring out what the story is in the first place, and then figuring out...

For Robin Williams: On Depression

August 12, 2014
Personal

I fear this memorial post will end up being more about me and less about the person I am remembering. I suppose it’s the same with all eulogies: they are for the living. Regardless, I can’t seem to get to work this morning without putting this out. I took Robin Williams for granted. I...