Winners
Dear Readers, I am glad that I wasn’t The one forced to choose The school contest winner You all shared good news. Your entries are brave...
5 Things that Might (or Might Not) Interest You Including Stuff about Norman Lear
The deadline for the Love ‘N Stuff’s ‘A School Day’s Contest’ has been extended. It is Oct. 17, not Oct. 10. One of the judges cannot...
A School Days Contest For You
Last Wednesday night, my home writing class resumed. The newest member started during the summer. Most have been in the group for years....
My Upcoming High School Reunion: a Biggie
Buffalo News–Opinion Page–September 5, 2014 High school reunion is eagerly anticipated (The piece below appeared on the op-ed page of The...
To Richie Smolev: In Loving Memory
Offerings: A Novel by Richard Smolev (Oct 15, 2012) Dear Richie, I made my ALS ice bucket donation in your memory. I wish you were here...
BACK TO SCHOOL: WHAT TO BRING
Each spring, several months before we got on the bus to camp, Uncle Lou, the owner/director of Tamakwa—the Big Beaver or Unca as we...
Hocean Thoughts
I’m on a porch in Napeague between Amagansett and Montauk, between a swim and walk and I’m staring at the hocean. My Grandma Cohen who...
Tips, Exercises, and Classes
A longtime student in my Wednesday home group emailed saying that he cannot find the inspiration to write and wonders what to do. I...
29 Things about My Current Renovation Including Stuff about Grey
It’s the bathroom It’s the tiles, medicine chest, lighting, sink, toilet, and paint I’ve been going steady with Benjamin Moore Our...
4 Things to Remember
I was a speaker at the Writer’s Digest Conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC this past weekend. In addition to offering my workshop...