I just published a book entitled “Views from Atop My Bedpan” about living my life in reverse through the healthcare industrial complex. What if I was born and got the pain and agony of dying out of the way right off the bat? I envision my death after, like Jesus…

Tony Orlando and Dawn performed a song called “Knock Three Times” The refrain is: Oh, my darling, knock three times On the ceiling if you want me Twice on the pipe If the answer is no At least it’s honorable and doesn’t give false hopes to the knocker. The lenten…

This was the first time I’d heard about Matthias being the 13th disciple to take the place of Judas who ended up ratting out Jesus and then killing himself in remorse. His first and only appearance is in Paul’s account in Acts. …

One thing I’ve learned about myself is that I have a knack for negotiating through obstacle mazes by being patient. I watched “Raiders of the Lost Ark” on Saturday. The movie opens with Indiana Jones negotiating through a South American jungle, stumbling through a cave avoiding poison darts. He gets…

I grew up with “Superman’s American Way” pounded into my head from the moment I looked up from the hospital bassinet. You know, “faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?” I’m a rugged individual and don’t need any help from anyone. Americans are…

I’ve been missing 40 Days 40 Writes which is the main secret to my prolific writing success. Receiving a prompt each morning gets my creative thoughts and juices flowing. I wake up at 4 am and generally, the prompt is in my box. …

Have you ever tried to change an email address on a website? It’s a little thing, but so far, I’ve spent 45 minutes trying to change my audible.com login email address. Audible sells voiced-over books. I’m not much of a reader, but I listen to them. I thought about my…

How many times have you assumed someone was going to complete a task but didn’t? The more middle people involved in a project, the more time it takes, and in the case of creative industries like books, that means more money out of my pocket for no guarantee of results. …

My Beyond Heart Mountain memoir project was 30 years in the making. The process has been incremental, and I didn’t dream a newspaper column in a twice-weekly newspaper would result in a traditionally-published book and a PBS documentary. I’ve learned about traditional publishing that unless you get picked up by…