Category: Random

Me talkin to myself

  • Regardless of whether people favor or abhor the current actions of the Trump administration, three facts are undeniable. While these facts, reported by universally respected news outlets, might lead to results that please some people (shuttering various agencies, gutting regulations that feel constraining to corporations), the broader outcome should worry all Americans. If this president…

  • Lately in my social media feed various groups have been promoting the value of copy work, the practice of writing by hand the work of authors that writers admire. The strategy helps us see more deeply into the nuts and bolts of good writing. I tried this with a favorite book, The Night Manager, by…

  • I recommend attending your local city council meetings. For me there are two benefits. I learn more about the policies that are going to directly impact my life, and I get to see how my elected leaders engage each other as they make tough decisions. (I’m impressed with the civility of Eugene Oregon’s city council.)…