A Writer's Life is like a Tropical Island, where few get to go, but when you do, it can only be reached by boat, and when you get there, there is no dock, so you have to get as close as you can and
drop the anchor and crawl into the life-boat to get the rest of the way to the beach, but you were all dressed up for the luau, and your clothes were binding a little so you fell into the salty water
and ruined them, but at least you were close to the shore and could stand up and not drown in addition to everything else. At that point, you realize the writer’s life is not just a bowl of sand crabs.
This brings me to another interesting point as a parliamentarian. A quick poll for both you readers.
Experimental.
INTRODUCTORY NOTE ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER/WEBSITE: It is a website where you can drop in when you want and check things out. I also send a newsletter every week or so. On Fridays.
The STORIES include ones I publish on Medium.com.
The BACK PAGES are just between you and me. I don’t usually intend to publish them on Medium or they are the unpublished back story of a front story that started in Medium . Sometimes it’s just about stupid stuff. Sometimes it is about incredibly intelligent stuff. A lot of the time they’re funny-ish. Sometimes they’re just trashy.
This place is about stuff I like, all over the map, except without profanity or politics, so you wouldn’t worry about leaving it open on your coffee table even if you have kids.
Oh yes, the NEWSLETTER will include some links to a few of the stories from that week, a music video, a recipe for your Easy-Bake Oven, and surprises from time to time, like a trip to Cabo or an all-electric kitchen and a pony.
I’m a Southern guy and a Southern writer. I like Southern cooking, honest people, and a simple way of life. I treasure old friends, especially the ones who still speak to me.
I like to look at life, laugh, and write about it. I’ll tell you the beauty of this site if you read on a little bit…
I may have done other things in my life, but right now I also write. A lot.
I also make things up.
If you like my writing, I hope you follow stories that interest you back onto Medium.
Now, the first thing about Medium is it usually costs you $5 a month, but that lets you read all the authors and stories and I do hope you consider that.
If you are starting here, subscribe to my newsletter, and I give you a “friend link” to click on that won’t cost you anything to finish the story. A story you start reading here will either ALL be here completely, or, if I have to continue it on another page, IT WON’T COST YOU ANYTHING.
And remember, if you are the shallow type, primarily here for whatever you can get for free, I will send them to you in your “welcome letter.” There’s certainly no shame in that, but you know you do have to subscribe here first, so I have a reason to welcome you.
And I would regard it as a huge favor if you would tell a friend about us.