Archive for January 2017

Out about twenty-five miles and viewing Topsail. Working on a scene in THE TOWER where the characters are far out in the ocean fishing. Nothing like the real thing for inspiration. Writing demands examining yourself, so in writing I find humility–.

Got on the beach early this morning–the moon was still high in the sky–cool and crisp. It reminded me of how, when I was a kid, I used to spend the night fishing on Barnacle Bill’s Fishing Pier. That was pretty cool that my daddy let me do that when I was nine or ten,…

Aw, ain’t he perdy? Ain’t he beautiful–this lovely lionfish, a native of the Indo Pacific region. Poop on perdy! The last few decades this invader has been terrorizing the southeastern seaboard, causing the extinction of many native plants and animals. He feeds on small crustaceans, you know, SHRIMP, and other small critters like baby snapper…

I wasn’t going to walk on the beach this morning, but something said I miss you. Ha, I thought. Where were you when I needed you. Then I heard, my dear, you just weren’t listening. quote:You are as beloved of the universe. You are as beautiful as the sunrise and as ancient as the stars.…

old photo of me. 1966. Ah Hah! The past was good–remembering it is even better ’cause the yucky stuff seems to have faded away. Now–the present, that is the thing! Living today and still have that optimistic outlook-damn life is good! Ran across  a superb quote from none other than my favorite author, John Steinbeck.…

Well–do you think it’s grown enough? Enough change? Remember when it looked like this? Crossing our little swing bridge–hearing the ka thump, ka thump, ka thump? I’m constantly reminded of the way things used to be–it was the best, it was simple and life was oh so sweet and good. Yeah!!Now a bigger and more…

QUOTE: These are the days of the endless summer, these are the days, the time is now. There is no past, there’s only future. There’s only here, there’s only now-Van Morrison Writing tip–don’t become a writer, your heart will break..

QUOTE: To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong-Joseph Chilton Pearce. Writing tip-as so many of the admired writers have said–start with one true thing when you write. The rest will follow. I think this is true for just about everything in life.