A Week of Writing

When writers start to seek publication for their work, we're told that rejection is something we must be able to accept. It is a reality of the trade. I, too, have learned that rejection is more frequent than acceptance. That's just numbers, there are a lot of writers and not as many places for writing to be published. Yet, it is still (always) painful and no one likes receiving an email that...

Getting by with a Little Help from My Friends

A piece of my memoir was published yesterday in the online literary journal, Atticus Review. It is always exciting to have something accepted and published. It makes me look forward to seeking book publication sometime in the future (and when this becomes a struggle, remind me I wrote this). This new piece, titled "He Plays a Harp" was re-written and edited quite a few times since I wrote it in...