This will be short tonight. We have two little buddies who need our attention. Here are a few pictures: Hope your day went well. Will check in tomorrow.
Month: August 2016
Repost: Lessons from John Steinbeck
I have just begun reading John Steinbeck’s Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters, a compilation of Steinbeck’s letters to his editor and friend, to whom he addressed a journal entry every day before writing his manuscript pages for his novel. East of Eden is one of the first books I read years…
50 Pieces of Literature I Love
Here is a list of books, plays and stories that I have found compelling (not exhaustive and in no particular order): Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. Macbeth by William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The Odyssey by Homer Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck The Great…
Repost: My Oldest Brother?
I was walking the other day in downtown Los Angeles when I saw him – a man in his mid-forties, slight of build, with a square jaw and dark eyes. My heart jumped in my chest, John! I wanted to shout out, but did not. My brother, you see, died back in 1991 and this…
20 Minutes a Day 