I was in a discussion the other day about my former life, the one in which I sold commercial time on radio and TV stations. “So you sold air! You were really selling nothing.”“Yes, that is true. I sold an intangible, something you were unable to hold in your hand unless someone dubbed a copy […]
September Shoes
I felt it last week when I saw September 1 on my calendar. The compulsion to go and buy a new notebook and sharpen some pencils. Or at least buy a new pair of shoes. All those rituals of late summer we persist hoping it will make us forget the season is almost over. Last week I […]
Do You Know When?
I got into a conversation with a grounds supervisor at the US Open Tennis yesterday. I remarked that he must get all sorts of crazy questions posed to him from ticket holders. He responded with an easy laugh and a shake of his head. “You have no idea! You want to know what they ask […]
The Last Dance
Dear Dancing with the Stars, I didn’t want it to end. I loved spending my Monday and Tuesday evenings with you. I set my DVR just in case of an emergency and I had to be away, because I never wanted to miss an episode. I was one of your true, loyal fans. I voted […]
Me Coaching Me
My list is long today. Perhaps too long and that is why I have been accomplishing nothing. Not knowing how else to center my thoughts I started writing. Morning pages a la The Artist’s Way. Three pages of nothing. Writing without purpose. Writing just to practice. Writing to try and make sense of the many […]
A Life Of It’s Own
I followed the suggestion of Laura Day this morning to write a reality tale of how what I want came into being. I wrote a story about how my desire to be a published novelist manifested. It was a good exercise that I recommend to anyone who is creating something new in their life. It […]
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