When people ask about my “writing process,” I long to give them the kind of answers I've heard from other writers. Things like, “I rise before dawn, eat a slice of whole-wheat bread with organic fig jam, and write for two hours. Then I take up my duties as a state...
Remember when people used to “get jobs” and then “start work” as a "new employee"? These days, you’re not a new employee, you’re an organizational newcomer who has to be "sourced" and then “socialized” into your company by means of a process called “onboarding.” And...
I’ve been reading so many 1930s "Golden Age" English mysteries, I think I could write one in my sleep. In fact -- [rummages through scraps of paper on night-stand] -- I have written one in my sleep! Let's see if it's any good. Chapter 1: Toast on the Terrace Victim:...
“Swiss cows send texts to announce they’re in heat” reveals the New York Times, and adds that these phone-savvy cows are often named “Fiona” and “Bella.” Picture, then, a pasture on the slope of a particularly picturesque Alp (did I just invent a new tongue-twister?)....
I can't say I'm happy about the way I'm portrayed in this guest post. Still, once you've been acquired by a cat, you learn to expect ingratitude along with vomited fur-balls and the occasional dead mouse. But I hadn't learned to expect that my cat might be attacked...
Every two years at the Olympic Games, beautiful fit young people gather to do amazing things with their bodies that are not achievable by us older, non-athletic types. Yes, of course I'm talking about sex, but I'm also talking about the events. It makes you think,...