Monthly Archives: January 2024

Today, January 8, is my father Albert’s birthday. His encouragement is one of the reasons I became a writer. Here’s how it all started: In our apartment on Ft. Washington Avenue in Manhattan, the dining room was my father’s office. … Continue reading →

Picture-Books in Winter Robert Louis Stevenson Summer fading, winter comes —Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs,Winter robins, winter rooks,And the picture story-books. Water now is turned to stoneNurse and I can walk upon;Still we find the flowing brooksIn the picture story-books. All … Continue reading →

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”Mark Twain I once heard the author of a book about Mother Teresa talk about the profound effect she had on him. When a woman asked him about what advice Mother Teresa would … Continue reading →

“The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.” Walter Bagehot, journalist and economist “When we line up all the facts we think are against us, the facts can stop us before we start. Whatever we … Continue reading →

Well begun is half done.” Aristotle “First, once we get started…we perceive the task as much less aversive than we do when we’re avoiding it. Second, even if we don’t finish the task, we have done something, and the next … Continue reading →

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson As we enter a New Year fresh with opportunities, may these writerly reflections inspire us and spur us to new heights: “Hope … Continue reading →