Marketing–Is a Dog Really All I Need?

Like so many people in America, I tend to find Super Bowl ads more interesting than the actual game. I like those Manning boys, but honestly, I’m more likely to recount a really funny commercial than an awesome pass for the winning point. And this year, so many...

Traffic Mimes . . . No, Really

It would be a huge stretch to tie this post to reading, writing or publishing, but it’s just too fantastic not to mention. Apparently, traffic has gotten so horrific in some cities in South America, that they have resorted to . . . are you ready? Mimes. Drivers...

Book to Movie

One of my favorite books in recent years is Serena by Ron Rash. I wrote about it here. Rash, a poet, has a way of writing that almost makes me want to give up trying to do it myself. He writes prose with a poetic flavor that I find irresistible. It’s just yummy....

Signs, signs, everywhere signs

It’s the first day of February and daffodils are already blooming in the neighborhood. My hostas are sending tightly furled leaves poking up through the soil and I saw a buttercup smiling up at me from the dead lawn last week. My head tells me it’s too...