He was born in the winter, on a cold and rainy Wednesday night. He was finally mine, and I was struck with an enlightening love I had never before known. The January of my life. When I would call him mister-man in my baby talky voice, he smiled big and toothless, his brown eyes twinkled, and […]
I spent my early childhood years living with my mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Many on the outside thought our living arrangements were unusual. To them, I was living in a broken home. To be clear, there was nothing broken about our home, our relationships, or our bond. And sure, we struggled, but there was a […]
Self-publishing is often the best, and sometimes the only way for writers to get their works into print. Self-publishing is challenging, but the concept that all self-published books are subpar is untrue, and more and more writers are choosing to take publishing matters into their own hands. The old adage that traditional publishing is the […]
I’ve been losing a ton of sleep over the Harvey Weinstein thing for a couple of weeks now. Here’s the internal struggle. Do I have the courage to share what’s in my tormented head? Or not. Putting this blog post together has been one of the most heart-wrenching and challenging things I’ve ever done. And […]
If you know me, or my blog, I often write about being fatherless, and its cause and effect on the past 60+ years of my life. The annual Father-Daughter Dance at St. Ambrose School in Bridgeport Connecticut during the early 60’s, was the blockbuster event of the year. For me, it was the tragic reality […]
