Students: Show Me How You Will Change Lives
Last night, I provided a workshop to students at OSU. The room was full of electrical, mechanical, and computer...
Category: writing
The Clues are in the “Ums” and “Ahs”
“It just doesn’t feel like Christmas unless I’m out making deliveries.”  While most kids were busy making Christmas lists, Karmen  was...
Ghost Writing Projects You’ll Never Know About
The roots of the case went all the way back to 1968, two weeks after the assination of Martin...
Why You Might Need Wake-Up Call Protection Here
Here, the Fourth of July is hailed as if it’s Christmas morning. In the tradition of Paul Revere, megaphones...
When Seconds Become Microseconds
I’ve been busy writing. For other people. In between my endless trips to the grocery store, loads of laundry...
When It Rains It Pours
Last spring a national magazine asked me to write a full cover article on gardening — and also wanted...
Love, Dad
I sent an email off to my Dad today to share some crushing sad news that makes me just...
Maurice and his similes
Where the Wild Things Are is only one of Maurice Sendak’s books. Higglety Piggelty Pop! or There Must Be...
Productive
Dad took off with my camera, and all four boys, to go trekking through the woods this morning. They...