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Old people, young people and those middle people. Lord, have mercy!

7 ways to get along with those..other...generations

Like witches in the Land of Oz, there are bad ruts and good ruts

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"Ask any saint: Ruts are underrated"

Love in the time of a presidential election

 

No one said Christianity if easy. My latest article at Our Sunday Visitor newspaper.

Including:

 “Dearest Lord, please help (fill in the blank) stop being such a self-centered, slimy, sleazy … .” How could the God of all goodness not grant such a truly heartfelt prayer?

And if that political bag of wind and malevolence remains unchanged, doesn’t that mean he or she is refusing God’s graces (which, by the way, you helped set in motion)? It can’t be you. It can’t be God. So, whom does that leave? Yep. He or she still has free will and so (shrug) what’re ya gonna do?

 Hate the political position, love the person who holds it

An address to the senior (citizen) class of 2020

My latest article at Our Sunday Visitor newspaper.

10 ways to be the worst parishioner ever

This one was fun to write.

My latest at Our Sunday Visitor: 10 ways to be the worst parishioner ever.

Big and Little Ways to Help

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"When did we see you homeless?"

"It well may be — but unknown to you — a friend, coworker, neighbor or fellow parishioner has a family member who’s homeless. It well may be you have an immediate or extended family member living in a shelter or on the street."

Uh oh. A quiz.

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A 1982 DeLorean vs. a 2019 confessional?

Again, thank you Our Sunday Visitor for giving me such license when it comes to the newspaper article topics and angles I pitch. A 1982 DeLorean vs. a 2019 confessional? Great Scott!

How the confessional is better than a time machine

"How to Write Your Novel in Nine Weeks" now available in paperback

Now available in paperback: "How to Write Your Novel in Nine Weeks."

Let a sock puppet named Little Willie and me show you how you can do this. Yes, you. And tell your wanna-be-a-novelist friends. They can do it, too. (Certainly not as well as you, but still ... play nice.)

Buy my book, write your book. Boom. Done.

From the mouths of babes

But I don't waaaaant to.

Kinds of kindness

Thank you, folks at Our Sunday Visitor Newsweekly, for running my ... stuff.
What type of kindness fits your life best?

"What is kindness? A basic definition is far from satisfying. 'Kindness is the quality or state of being kind.' Would it be unkind here to comment, 'Well, duh'?"

But you did reach your daily word count

So you got that going for you.

And he didn't even say "please."

But he's always been so cordial in his emails.

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.

But, it was so-o-o-o far into the future. I had plenty of time.

A Writer's Longtime Companion

What ranch folk would call a bur under your saddle.

Take the hint

Sure sign you've spent too much time talking to the barista about the book you're "working on" and not enough time actually, you know, writing.

No cookie determines your future

Don't believe everything you read about writing. You can write a book. (Yes, you.)

With coffee coming in a very close second.

Gordon Gekko, Greed and Grace

"For lack of a better term (here adapting a line from a 1987 movie) 'good greed is good.'”
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A new take on one of my silly poems for kids

I've seen videos of my 1991 poem being performed by kids in speech tournaments but this is "sui generis" as we used to say in Latin class. One of a kind. Thanks, MC.

Just Keep Writing