Uncle Buddy was nothing like my dad, his brother. He was bald, smoked a pipe, and listened to classical music. For a good part of my childhood, he lived in an apartment behind my dad’s shop. We lived in the … Continue reading
Uncle Buddy
Technology: The Savior–Sort Of
The Dixon family was terribly disappointed to learn that neither Kenny nor Rex would make it home for Christmas this year. Kenny is a student at Columbia University who couldn’t afford the plane fare and Rex was scheduled to work … Continue reading
Abundant Heart
My heart filled again and again in the week before Christmas, this year. It all began with Occupy Christmas. For a time, I didn’t think it was going to be possible to pull off our annual Christmas party, but with … Continue reading
Occupy Christmas
Reinventing family traditions after a divorce can be a real challenge, so I’m delighted to be in the 5th year of an annual Christmas Party thrown by my kids’ father, his new wife, Bonnie, and me and my partner, Cindy. … Continue reading
Self-Publishing: 6 Essential Questions
This past weekend I did a work shop at the Tuolumne Writers Retreat on Self-Publishing: Pros & Cons. Rather than lecture on the topic, I wanted to give the writers a chance to think about the topic for themselves. Since … Continue reading
