the writing is almost complete!
days whizz by with me fine-tuning, trimming the fat from the bacon of wordsmithing. soon my book, whether novel or memoir, will be ready to find a publisher. Prioritizing the many things I must do: life, work, eat well, do yoga, meditate, hang with friends, camp out on Cumberland Island, read other inspiring writers—doing what St. Francis of…
Read MoreDo the Next Right Thing
So many things come into my mind to do, to share about, to learn, to explore, to relish! Choices choices choices! All around me are things reminding me of what I want to do, how many unlimited diversions there are in life, and how on earth am i ever going to decide which one to…
Read Morehow to write a book
one word at a time. one sentence at a time, if you’re lucky it’ll be a good one that won’t take thirty re-writes. one paragraph at a time that maybe, just maybe, will end up in the correct place and you won’t have to wonder why the heck you wrote that stuff there anyway. one…
Read MoreOn Friendship, Ommmmmm
It’s such a pleasure to dive back into my work, the editing of the illustrated novel i’m writing. how blessed am i to have such a great writing partner, also? I mean my friend, fellow artist and writer Kathryn, who has just returned the book, in its entirety, with her markings and suggestions. Indeed it is a gift to…
Read MoreDaw Aung San Suu Kyi
In The Quiet Land (By Daw Aung San Suu Kyi) In the Quiet Land, no one can tell if there’s someone who’s listening for secrets they can sell. The informers are paid in the blood of the land and no one dares speak what the tyrants won’t stand. In the quiet land of Burma, no…
Read Morea desire to change
hi friends, today i’m asking myself how can i better myself, and in that act, help to better the world? I decided it’s time for ME to make a change! so i have on a WHITE bracelet someone gave me, that actually signifies how the Cuban people desire change. On one side it says “CHANGE” on…
Read MoreCivitas, the “goddess of civilization”
Recently I passed through Rock Hill, South Carolina on our way from Florida to up north for a family event. In the middle of the busy commercial intersection in Rock Hill, which I’d last visited almost fifteen years ago, is a sight beyond belief! Back then, there was no traffic, and the art piece I’d gone…
Read MoreOur Great Land — diverse and tolerant, yes!
friend, This country of America, our unique blend, our potpourri-country, is so magnificent! This is especially true for someone like me to discover, having spent so much of my adult life looking for “the ultimate” outside America, and here it is–the most stimulating aspects of life I keep finding right in the land of my…
Read MoreFirst things First
friends, You must think i’ve gone on permanent vacation, with not much action on ol’ lordflea sings, but, just to set your puzzling minds at ease, i’ve been finishing the last edit of my spiritual autobiography. Just yesterday i printed out the manuscript, and now my writing partner is reading it before i send it…
Read MoreA salute to Life
hi friends, i’ve been on the road! could you guess, those of you who visit lordflea and see the same old same old…for weeks now! but the traveling was terrific, and the people intriguing, the scenes magnificent, and the lessons deeply appreciated. first…utah! then … the roaring waters of upstate new york, niagara territory ……
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