I rise at 5 a.m. each day to write, and it’s like slaying a dragon each time. There’s the ‘resistance’, the voice that questions my abilities, worth, sanity. The resistance never sleeps. It never slackens, and it never really goes Read More …
The other Friday night I had a terrible confrontation–with myself. You wouldn’t have known it; nothing happened that anyone else could see. Melinda and I were in Brenner’s on stools at the bar. You know Brenner’s? It’s ‘Old Houston’, a Read More …
Perceptions Friends is volume three of a series published by Inklings Publishing. The series of books are designed to assist teachers and parents teach their children to read. It’s scheduled to launch in February. Melinda and I wrote two children’s Read More …
“Choose not to be harmed,” Marcus Aurelius wrote, “and you won’t feel harmed. Don’t feel harmed—and you haven’t been.” He meant that if you don’t feel like you’ve been singled out or screwed over, then were you? No, because that’s Read More …
You think you know someone, especially a loved one. Someone you’ve known for most of your adult life. And, sometimes, you don’t really. On December 22, we lost my wife’s cousin, Marje. She was an independent woman. She’d worked for Read More …
It’s Christmas morning, and I am up at 5:00 a.m. It’s not for children or to get the house ready. It’s not to prepare food. It’s because I’ve decided to try a ‘new’ philosophy, and it starts today. It is Read More …
Baby Attorneys. It’s what experienced lawyers call new lawyers after they graduate from law school and are first sworn in — what the old call the new as they actually learn how to practice law. I refer to baby attorneys Read More …
Camping can be a dirty affair. It was cold a few weekends ago, but Melinda was ready to go, so we went up to Huntsville State Park and stayed in a tent. We slept in all our clothes; Melinda was Read More …
I kept a journal while traveling across India. Not really a diary: observations, criticisms of myself, and an outline of a romantic short story that occurred to me at the Kama Sutra Temples in Khajuraho. (I won’t include any close-up Read More …
Guest blog by Melinda Little I am homesick today. After being in India less than a week I am missing my life in Houston. • I am tired from jet-lag, which has been tremendous this trip: I miss my time zone. Read More …
Guest Blog by Melinda Little I have only been in India a few days, but I am already overwhelmed by this country. (I blame part of that on extreme jet-lag from a twelve and a half hour time difference and Read More …
From Houston to Amsterdam, we have a full flight. And a full, broken plane to begin with. The generator — whatever that is — is broken and we have to go back to “dock”. Then of course we have to Read More …
I recently posted on my Facebook page, Russell’s Stories, about the Rock & Roll Half-Marathon I ran with my sister, and it received so much attention that I decided to expand on how I stumbled into my ‘running life.’ The Read More …
English teachers were always my nemesis. Too many rules. Too much spelling. Not that I didn’t need them — I did. They were my only access to literature. I’ve written before that when I was in elementary school my learning Read More …
I’m a family nerd. I’ve spent my life putting my family first. Part of that included coaching my kids in their sports: Basketball, baseball, hockey, fast-pitch softball. My times with my kids on those teams have stayed with me. As Read More …