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I was twelve, and I would ride my Schwinn bike along the dividing line. It was that paved road east of town, the road that separated the Catholic cemetery from the one where the rest of the bodies were buried. And then, I could pedal on down to the Bailey farm, gravel crackling under our […]
It had been one of those days. Scratch that. It had been one of those weeks, the kind where you’re not sure whether you’ve anything left to say that will matter. Which is a lie, because we all have something to say. But I don’t know a writer (or any person on the planet, for that […]
So I wasn’t planning to cry. I mean, I wasn’t at a wedding, or a kindergarten graduation ceremony, or in the dark confines of my living room, watching one of those tear-jerker Hallmark commercials. I was at a cheer competition. My niece Rachel was performing, and I took my daughters to the “big city” to […]
So. You’ve let your own approval rating get the best of you, have you? Yeah, I get that. I know firsthand the dangers of scorecards and tally sheets. And I know how it can hold me back from doing good work in the world. But could we let it go? Could we lay down every […]
I used to think the secret to a great story could be discovered by following all the rules: Avoid passive voice. Use strong verbs. Make your point quickly. Stick to the facts. The rules served me well in the news business, where deadlines looked like clocks with fangs. Hard-nosed news editors made you shove your […]