We need excuses to be grateful these days, because life is chaotic. The news is soul-sucking. Social media flogs us with a perpetual message of “You’re less than.” In the midst of an appearance blitzkrieg, I found something unexpected. A listener told me how much my program matters. Please savor his story.Continue Reading
Do you like to get the old fashioned, luddite version of mail?
Fossil-fuel burning. Ink and paper. Lick and stick.
I confess to ardent worship of the antiquated practice of letter writing. It’s one reason I send handwritten postcards to numerous children on every trip. Why I mailed over 100 letters in advance of the release of my novel. Why the proprietress of the local stationery shop turns cartwheels every time I darken the door.
Lately, though, I’ve been thinking about letter writing for another reason.
I’m sick of being online.Continue Reading