Why Am I Blogging?
Words continue to confuse me. When I write for my blog, I am blogging. When I write a book, I’m not booking. I’m writing. When I write an article, I’m not articling. I’m writing. When […]
Words continue to confuse me. When I write for my blog, I am blogging. When I write a book, I’m not booking. I’m writing. When I write an article, I’m not articling. I’m writing. When […]
WHAT TO PLANT ON NAKED GARDENING DAY As God made you, you’re dabbling with your dibblesticks, gardening in the buff on May 7th, Naked Gardening Day, but what do you plant? Yes, we at Silliman […]
Artwork by Eli Connaughton. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Eli Connaughton as artist website: http://www.chickenwisdom.com/ Eli Connaughton as writer website: http://www.eliconnaughton.com/
A chilly, sunny April Saturday. There’s just me and two cats, Rocco and Okie, three sullen males grunting their way through the day–as usual–while the wife’s running errands. Rocco: “You insensitive clod!” And yet something’s–not quite right. […]
I wouldn’t be one of those vegetarians who eats rabbit food. I prefer to eat non-rabbit food and rabbits. Jill Y, on the other end of the arm beside the wrist, is a full on […]
This week my guest was Jeff Williams founder for Bizstarters.com and Creator and Chief Coach for the Virtual Incubator™ Coaching Program. Jeff stopped by to chat about the importance of book publishing and the entrepreneur. […]
Dear Lord, please if ever there was a time I needed your divine forgiveness it’s now. I asked my flea market buddy to keep an eye on my elderly grandma while I used the restroom. […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK Ah, spring! That time of year when we give up complaining about one set of annoyances, in favor of complaining about another set of annoyances. It’s kind of like the […]
WIFE: So whaddaya want for dinner? ME: Ummm— WIFE: You wanna go out? ME: Yeah. Sure. WIFE: You decide. Where do you wanna go? ME: Oooh, let’s go to Maria’s Italian Deli. They’ve got that […]
For those who want to make a living as writers, the situation grows more dire every day. There are increasingly fewer publications that review books, and space in the ones that remain is reserved mainly […]