In my granddaughter's mindfulness to the sound of an airplane in the sky, I realized something else. And that is, how important sound is...

It's been a rough month for me. How about for you? Dear Reader/Follower. I must apologize. I've been pretty quiet on social media of any...

Putao. Where in the world is that? And why am I writing about it? Does this map help you? Or maybe these names will give you more clue:...

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." George Orwell, 1984. The novel that brought us "Big Brother,"...

"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Thus begins Leo Tolstoy's novel, Anna Karenina (transl....

A novel's opening line. I've never been happy with mine. And so I've been reworking the opening scene to make it better. How do I improve...