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Leave Me Alone, I’m Eating June 28, 2022June 29, 2022
One Foot in Front of the Other: Repeat June 22, 2022
An Industry of Dunces, Part 2:  Very Voodoo Anniversary Edition June 15, 2022
The Reading List, No. 9: Books I’ve Recently Finished June 8, 2022June 9, 2022
The Same Horrors Keep Repeating Themselves, and the Richest Country in the World Can’t Come Up with an Answer May 25, 2022May 25, 2022
Expat Chronicles: The Queen is Having a Platinum Jubilee, and All I Got Was this Lousy Traffic Jam May 17, 2022May 17, 2022
An Industry of Dunces, Part 1 May 10, 2022May 11, 2022
No Two Shadows, No Two Ghosts May 3, 2022May 7, 2022
Free Speech, Social Media, and Why Mega-Billionaires Don’t Really Care About Your Right to Say What You Want April 26, 2022
Lucky 13: Songs that Send Me into A Trance of Time and Place April 20, 2022
Expat Chronicles: A Trip to the Land of Wizards, Witchcraft, Brainiacs — and 5,000 Plant Species! April 13, 2022
The Writing Life: Did You Choose This Career, or Did It Choose You? April 4, 2022April 4, 2022
The Time a Country Barber Shared His Wisdom, and Why We Could All Use It March 29, 2022
Tough Plough Through Dough: Reacquainting Myself with the Lunacy of the English Language March 23, 2022March 23, 2022
Expat Chronicles: When War is Just a Short Plane Ride Away March 15, 2022
The Reading List, No. 8: Agatha, Frank & Dino, People with Bones – And More! March 8, 2022April 16, 2022
Writing With Pictures Instead of Words March 2, 2022
You are a Parent Forever, But Your Kids are Kids for Only a Short While February 22, 2022
Lucky 13: The Foods I Crave, to the Point of Obsession February 16, 2022February 17, 2022
Should Writers Adapt to Changing Public Perceptions of What is Offensive? (Hint: It’s a Slippery Slope) February 9, 2022
World Exclusive! Voodoo Hideaway Review! February 8, 2022April 16, 2022
Daydream #1 in B Flat February 2, 2022
A Nice Refreshing Swim January 26, 2022January 27, 2022
The Reading List, No. 7: X Chromosome Edition January 19, 2022April 16, 2022
I Purchased New Technology, And Am Now Invincible (Though I Haven’t Really Set It Up Yet, And Probably Won’t Until February) January 12, 2022January 13, 2022
The Writing Life: Everything You Need to Know to Become a Successful Author – Like Me!* January 4, 2022January 5, 2022
A Midwinter Night’s Musings on the New Year, the Pandemic, and Being True to Thine Own Self December 29, 2021December 29, 2021
The Reading List, No. 6: Yuletide Edition December 22, 2021
Creative Reckoning, Part 2: Back to the Drawing Board December 15, 2021December 15, 2021
Creative Reckoning, Part 1: Women Now Rule the Literary World, With Good Reason December 10, 2021December 10, 2021
Expat Chronicles: Four Years in London, and Here’s What I Think December 7, 2021
Lucky Thirteen: The Greatest Holiday Gift Guide…EVER (Tip: Buy the Book) December 1, 2021
Why We Love Music (Hint: Free Your Mind and Your A** Will Follow)* November 23, 2021November 26, 2021
The Reading List, No. 5: More Books I’ve Recently Completed November 16, 2021
Expat Chronicles: Learning the Hard Way How to Do Things the London Way November 9, 2021November 9, 2021
Expat Chronicles: We Visited Copenhagen, And What a Lykkelig Tur* It Was October 30, 2021December 2, 2021
Cloud Cover October 19, 2021October 20, 2021
What I Write About When I Write About Money (Hint: The Earth Is Too Hot, Women are Better Investors Than Men, Millions are Quitting Their Jobs, and Corporate Suits Are Now Frying Chicken) October 15, 2021October 15, 2021
Here’s a Book You Really Should Read October 13, 2021
Fine Dining October 6, 2021
Saint Christopher October 3, 2021October 3, 2021
In the Realm of the Creative Arts, Writing Is the One That Will Drive You Mad September 29, 2021
The Reading List, No. 4: More Books I’ve Recently Completed September 22, 2021
Sorry, But This Might Sting A Little…. September 15, 2021September 16, 2021
The Week a Beatle Knocked 9/11 Off the Front Page September 6, 2021September 10, 2021
My Moment of Clarity About Facebook (In Which I Finally Say: F**k Facebook) September 3, 2021September 4, 2021
Color TV September 1, 2021
Boomers, the Joneses, and the Voodoo of Writing August 24, 2021August 25, 2021
History Keeps Repeating Itself, And People Keep Ignoring It August 20, 2021
On a Bicycle Built for One August 17, 2021
The Reading List: More Books I Recently Completed August 15, 2021August 15, 2021
Expat Chronicles: America Was Fun, Flying Sucks, And I Can’t Sleep August 10, 2021August 10, 2021
Back to London, And Back to Work August 7, 2021August 8, 2021
Expat Chronicles: A Pre-Travel Travel Blog July 19, 2021July 19, 2021
Book News: A Review of “Voodoo Hideaway” on Readers’ Favorite July 14, 2021
Expat Chronicles: No, It’s Not Coming Home, Mate July 12, 2021
The Reading List: More Books I Recently Completed July 7, 2021July 7, 2021
My F**ked Up Wimbledon Experience June 28, 2021
A Very Voodoo Spotify Playlist June 23, 2021June 26, 2021
The Day of the Voodoo June 20, 2021June 26, 2021
Father’s Day is Sunday: Buy Him the Best Gift Ever June 15, 2021June 26, 2021
Lucky 13: Stupid S**t June 9, 2021
Book News: Voodoo Hideaway Promotion on Goodreads June 2, 2021
Expat Chronicles: A Wee Trip to Belfast June 1, 2021
The Reading List: Books I Recently Completed May 26, 2021June 26, 2021
When Only Memories Remain May 19, 2021
Expat Chronicles: Cooking and Eating in London, Without Your Favorite Hot Sauce May 11, 2021May 12, 2021
Coming to Grips With Writing in the 21st Century May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Where the Heart Is April 27, 2021
Expat Chronicles: A Tale of Two Countries April 21, 2021April 21, 2021
Expat Chronicles: Lockdown Lifts! A Prince Passes April 13, 2021April 13, 2021
Expat Chronicles: Snow in April; Covid Forever April 5, 2021
Basketball, You Saucy Temptress You March 31, 2021April 1, 2021
Expat Chronicles: Looking West Toward Home, With Guns Staring Back March 23, 2021March 23, 2021
Cash Customer March 22, 2021March 22, 2021
“Voodoo Hideaway” Now On Sale, So Get Those Orders In! March 17, 2021June 26, 2021
Expat Chronicles: Meg and Harry, Race and Royals March 16, 2021March 18, 2021
My Book Cover, Explained March 15, 2021March 15, 2021
Eternal Blattidae March 14, 2021March 15, 2021
The Fight of the Century, A Half-Century On March 8, 2021March 8, 2021
Coming to Terms With Writing in an Awakening World March 2, 2021March 3, 2021
Earth-Shattering, Super-Exciting, Mind-Altering Book News!!!! (Or, News About a Book…) February 27, 2021February 27, 2021
Lucky 13: Movies You (I) Never Get Tired Of February 23, 2021February 24, 2021
Expat Chronicles: A Subway Scene in a Paranoid World February 16, 2021February 27, 2021
1977 February 9, 2021February 9, 2021
A Sports Blog – Because Thousands of You Asked* February 2, 2021February 2, 2021
Lucky 13: A YouTube Guide to Happy Little Videos That Help You Sleep January 26, 2021January 27, 2021
Only In The Darkness January 19, 2021January 19, 2021
Expat Chronicles: Three Years in London, And Safe at Home January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Why, America? Why? January 9, 2021January 10, 2021
Lucky 13: A Baker’s Dozen of Favorite Songs That Will Break Your Poor Little Heart January 4, 2021January 5, 2021
2020 Gets the Third Degree December 29, 2020December 30, 2020
Expat Chronicles: Have Yourselves A Merry Little Christmas December 22, 2020December 22, 2020
Lucky 13: A Quick Word About the Best Words in the English Language December 15, 2020December 16, 2020
Expat Chronicles: Now is the Winter of Our Vaccines December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
And Now, A Bit of Publishing News…. December 5, 2020
A Splendid Holiday Dinner December 2, 2020December 4, 2020
Lucky 13: Prison, the Moon, Tupelo and Troubled Waters – 13 of My Favorite Love Songs November 24, 2020November 25, 2020
The Working Life November 18, 2020November 20, 2020
You Know Who You Are November 11, 2020November 11, 2020

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