Today I’d like to talk about politics. To take a long view of politics. Specifically, the politics of one city: Longview, Texas. And even more specifically, of one particular political act in Longview, Texas. What’s so special about Longview, Texas? Well, for one...
In 1996, I decided I wanted to have a career in Hollywood. Exactly how and when … that part was a little fuzzy. At the time, the only published writing to my credit were various articles for network marketing journals, hardly the stuff of mainstream, and some health...
In early 2014 I was invited by Seth Godin to participate in a new website project called HugDug by contributing book reviews. I decided to write about my favorite books, but submitted just four reviews before HugDug, alas, closed down at the end of the summer, just...
I don’t generally repost other people’s writings. Today is an exception. This morning, I thought about this speech while I was making our bed after breakfast. (That will make sense as you read on.) After first reading it more than a year ago on SOFREP, my friend...
Last Wednesday was my birthday, and the universe gave me a present. To tell you how it happened, I need to briefly walk you through the day. When my wife and I woke up, the novel I’m reading was on my mind. It’s Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson, who is my favorite...
