The first time my wife and I visited Italy, we went to Florence and Tuscany. To say it was among the best vacations we ever took would be like saying espresso is mildly stimulating. There was so much to see and appreciate. The Uffizi Galleries.
Every detail about that glorious day you soloed is burned into your memory like the day your kids were born. Every time you hear an aircraft overhead you automatically look up, wishing that was you. You forget all the greasers you made this month and
What’s in a name? Plenty, if you’re a storyteller and you aspire to set your book’s protagonist apart in the world of crime fiction. Myriad considerations factor into how a writer goes about assigning their hero a name. Sometimes it’s a simple function of the
Recent studies have found that most people Google themselves. Indeed, a survey in May 2021 of nearly 9,400 adults* found that nearly one in ten people look up their name online every day using one or more search engines. “Ego surfing,” it’s called. Vanity and
I’ve read no shortage of spectacular books over the years, more than a few of which came wrapped in some pretty unspectacular covers. Conversely, I’ve read—or tried to read–some truly awful books that came camouflaged behind the most fantastic and ultimately misleading covers imaginable. Books