What I’ve Learned After Two Months on The Blogging Platform Medium

A while ago I wrote a post here about how I got started writing articles on Medium again, trying to … More

Romanian Humor: 43 Funny Romanian Expressions Translated

Here are forty-three popular Romanian expressions, most of them funny and some of them irreverent, to delight speakers of English. … More

Tips for Getting Started on Medium as a Writer

After getting started on Medium in 2021 and then abandoning the project of writing there after only a few articles, … More

“Everything is copy,” said Nora Ephron. But in what way?

There was something that nagged at me quite a lot recently when I read a piece about the late Nora … More

Art, Psychology, and Forks in the Road

I was listening to a radio show recently and the guest, a very accomplished painter, was criticizing artists who go … More

Some Things to Do When You’re Stressed to Relieve Tension Quickly

If you’re wondering what to do when you’re stressed, I have some ideas. For starters, you may want to cook … More

One Argument for Writing Every Day

Originally posted on A Writer's Path:
Recently, writers all over the Internet got outraged over an article declaring that unless you write…

Careful, or You’ll End Up in My Novel

Fiction writers usually rely more on imagination than on replicating certain lived life experiences, but sometimes people beg to be … More

Happiness, poem by Jane Kenyon

Originally posted on Silver Birch Press:
HAPPINESS by Jane Kenyon There’s just no accounting for happiness, or the way it turns up like…

Elegant Photo Business Cards on a Gold Background

Photo business cards are in vogue right now, and I’m quite proud of my versions on a gold background. The … More