There’s something haunting about the name Farewell Bend. It conjures up a forlorn sadness and wistful longing. I imagine standing and watching and waving good-bye until there’s no one left to wave to. Farewell Bend is about 25 miles north of Ontario, Oregon. It was...
Next to writing, reading is my all-time favorite thing. If it’s nonfiction, I’m reading for information. If it’s fiction, all I really want is to be happily entertained. Unfortunately, these days when I’m reading fiction I’m also analyzing plot, character arcs,...
If I’m doing the math right, which I’m pretty sure I am, today is my parents’ 60th wedding anniversary. They divorced about 30 years ago, but nevertheless, today is the anniversary of the day they wed. My memory is strong, and those memories tell me that every day is...
Oprah calls it “whispers.” Leroy Jethro Gibbs says it’s his “gut.” Others tout intuition. Some say it’s divine inspiration. My Law of Attraction guru, Michael Losier, says it’s “contrast and clarity.” Most often, we notice what doesn’t set right with us more clearly...
What a bunch of Yankee Doodle Dandies! Neil Simon, Ann Landers, Louis B. Mayer, Gina Lollobrigida, Calvin Coolidge, Malia Obama, George Steinbrenner, Rube Goldberg and Stephen Foster were all born on the Fourth of July. Yep, quite a group there. If you can correctly...
