Reflections on 9/11

It seems appropriate today to reflect on a defining moment in our country’s history: September 11, 2001. Everyone has their memories of 9/11 and each of them paints a vivid picture of what everyone in America was experiencing that day as we watched our country...

Writer’s Block

Today I’m experiencing writer’s block. But I need to write. It’s an outlet for my emotions, and today my emotions need an outlet. Why? Because I’m perplexed. I consider myself to be a good communicator. I can usually take words and use them to...

The Writer Must Write

I was browsing at my favorite bookstore today, and I came across this quote by Ernest Hemingway: “The writer must write what he has to say. Not speak it.” Needless to say, I can relate. Those thoughts inside my head whirl around and around until I have to...