A World of Speculation

Why Blog?

An online writing buddy, upon reading my blog, asks several good questions. Here are my answers: I know several of you have or are blogging, and I’m wondering (1) what it is like, (2) what it is for, (3)what response do you get, and finally (4) why do you do it?...

The Defining Moment

My daughter’s teacher gave her an assignment: to list ten defining moments in her life and the circumstances surrounding them. A defining moment is one that causes a radical re-evaluation of one’s life, a fundamental shift in perspective. The person who...

A New Look, a New Direction

If you looked at this space yesterday, you may notice a change. I got tired of the orange in the template and changed it, and I changed the name. As much as I appreciate the music of Jessica Williams (and if you haven’t heard her work, do so), I’m not sure...

Progress on Ghosts

On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, 2003, it’s Regina Carter on iTunes tonight, and Mocha is off elsewhere. But I had intended to write at least every day or two and now it’s been almost two weeks. So, Jan, where’ve you been all this time? Thanks for...

Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes is a morality tale of two men who have a traffic accident and spend the rest of the day alternately trying to make peace and destroy the other. The young lawyer, played by Ben Affleck, is driven by ambition and fear to lie, deceive, manipulate —...