COVID 19; The Invisible Evil that Devastates
Coronavirus and Healthcare How can you have a blog and not write about the obvious? The obvious is how life has changed lately; for me and everyone else. I have written three articles now about…
Pushing Back Worked; Walmart Stocks Post Raisin Bran
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but this picture below will have some real meaning to those who joined me in contacting Walmart about our unhappiness with their decision to stop stocking Post…
A New Year, but Not a Happy New Year
A new year is meant to be a time of new beginnings, goals and resolutions and a fresh start. For me, the day is not a happy one. On New Year’s Eve, I learned that…
Literary Agents; on the Coasts
As this infographic from Writer’s Market illustrates, most literary agents are located on the coasts, with New York City and L.A. leading the way. Getting Published starts with Finding a Literary Agent at WritersMarket.com
As an Author, Don’t Make this Mistake
The first Adventures of Pochi book took years to write. The reason was because it spent most of that time as an unopened file on my hard drive. The writing that paid the bills always…
Literary Agent; where are you?
Still shopping for a literary agent. There aren’t a large number who represent children’s chapter books. I think that I have contacted the majority who do. I have concentrated primarily on agents in New York…
On that Day in 2001; 9/11
Most mornings, I pulled into my office’s underground parking garage around 6:00 a.m. On September 11, 2001, I was listening to a radio broadcast from a station in New York City. An excited caller, calling…
Interview with Kevin O’Leary
There is a reason Kevin O’Leary is on Shark Tank and is probably the smartest of the sharks. His appreciation of history and his economic acumen are very sharp and well-thought-out. Although I don’t agree…
The Decline of Walmart
Any one shopper’s experience with a retailer is subjective and relating one bad experience or another is simply anecdotal. The problem for retailers is when too many customers relate these anecdotal bad experiences. In an…
Arizona; Too Hot
For anyone who has ever entertained the idea of moving to Arizona because of the “nice” weather during the winter months; think again. The summers here can be brutal and unforgiving and downright dangerous. Except…