Diary of a Writer, contd.

Working on a magazine article on the power of staying in the present. Wondering how much longer it will take.

A SEAL Says Goodbye … Again

A few months ago I posted an open letter, reprinted from the New York Times, by my friend and Red Circle coauthor Brandon Webb, saying goodbye to his best friend Glen Doherty, who was killed in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012. Today Brandon’s writing appeared in that same...

The Love of a Dog

Last night, for no particular reason, I was suddenly seized with the impulse to go read Neil Gaiman’s blog. Now I know why. Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite writers: a gentle, kind soul wrapped within a brilliant creative personality and wicked sense of humor. (I...

This Just In: Words Matter

My friend Bob Burg and I share something in common: we really dislike it when people say things that just ain’t so. Especially in print, or from positions of influence where their words are liable to be passed on widely. Like the old statistic that says, “7 percent of...

Diary of a Writer…

Working on a piece about happiness and positive thinking. Today, have to write a section on rumination. Been thinking about it all day… Tomorrow: catastrophic thinking. Ohmigod, just occurred to me: what if I start, and my mind is a complete blank?!
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