My earlier post about writing got me to thinking off the typewriters I have used down through the years. What's that you say? Yes, we used to have typewriters. With ink ribbons that you had to change. I know, it was prehistoric! The first typewriter I ever owned was a manual Royal machine. I got …
Just a Reminder: I am on Twitter, Too
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The Story Endures: My Growth as a Writer
I remember the first real story I ever wrote. I was living in South Texas and I was in seventh grade. I think we were living in Kenedy at the time. It was a one-horse town surrounded by weeds and cactus, tortoises and horned toads. It was there I got chased by a red wasp …
The Lonely Chaos of Writing
Mark here. I wrote this essay years back. I think the things I said are as true today as then. We all have walls we must climb. I maintain there is NO other profession like writing. None. It is internal and solitary. I mean, even a painter gets to look at a bowl of fruit …