May 2013

The following excerpt was discovered on a USB thumb drive which contained the final copy of my fathers completed novel, The Dream Spinner, which unfortunately, he was unable to get published during his lifetime. The first 95 years went by swiftly and easily. However I believe the next 95 years might be more arduous. I was born and lived most of my life in New York City. My first publication, at age 7 or 8, was a local weekly newspaper. I was the reporter, publisher, journalist, cartoonist, editor-in-chief, circulation manager, and distributor of a two-page leaflet. The New York newspapers sold...

May 2013

May 2013

Athazagoraphobia is the fear of being forgotten, ignored or abandoned. It has often been said that in life, we all drift apart as we get older, and consequently, this is much easier for some than it is for others.  For me, drifting apart from those I knew for so many years was difficult as over time, I tend to develop very strong, very long-lasting bonds with people.  It may sound crazy, but perhaps my greatest fear in life is being forgotten about by those in my life who knew me quite well. There are so many memories from my life, which over the years has been through all shades of tumultuousness;...

Name one thing you feel brings out the good in people.

Even after all this time the sun never says to the Earth, "you owe me."  Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky.  -- Hafiz

Finding the courage to write does not involve erasing or "conquering" ones fears.  Working writers aren't those who have eliminated their anxiety.  They are the ones who keep scribbling while their heart races and their stomach churns.  -- Ralph Keyes

Whenever I tell someone that I'm a writer and photographer, I subconsciously ask myself if they believe me, because often times, they don't.  There is just something askew with modern society which dictates the following generalized rules according to professionalism in which one must either have a college degree in their profession or get paid a lot of money for it.  And while at this point, I do not yet have a college degree, I do get paid for what I create, and although it's not much compared to what others are being paid, it's enough for me to get by. Too often in modern society, we make...

June 2009

Write about your greatest fear.

May 2013