Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. I got a piece of jail mail the other day. It doesn’t happen every day, but frequently enough (five or six times a year) that it doesn’t surprise me. It is, however,… Continue reading Of Jail Mail, Redemption, and Conversion
Category: Editing
Being Christ in Our Lives: Linda M. Au
Linda M. Au is one of the funniest people I know. I call her the Erma Bombeck of our generation. To see if you agree, check out her books: Head in the Sand … and other unpopular positions, and Fork in the Road … and other pointless discussions. A few things you might not know from her writing: Linda is… Continue reading Being Christ in Our Lives: Linda M. Au
Lent 2013, Day 29: Finding Favor
He was a talented but difficult young employee, someone who wanted plum assignments without paying the amount of dues that I, the grizzled veteran and manager, thought he should.
Lent 2013, Day 14: Mixed Feedback
“We did what you said, but the feedback has been mixed,” a delightful acquaintance well into her ninth decade wrote me recently. I could feel my blood start to boil. I had suggested she and her husband quit worrying about getting their memoirs into perfect