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PAIN WRITERS: GUIDELINES FOR A PAINFUL STORY

Pain writers draw inspiration from two sources: Their own pain. Someone else’s pain. The source of pain is a standard feature. Pain writers want you to feel it. For example:

SCOREBOARD ANSWERS CONFUSING HARD LIFE QUESTIONS

Scoreboard shows winners and losers in a particular moment. Then the contest is over. The winners celebrate, the losers walk away. At least that’s what is supposed to happen.

CAREFUL LISTENING FOR THE NEW YEAR: CAN YOU HEAR ME YET

Careful listening to difficult conversations is key to better understanding. But you know this. You might not practice it, but you know it by a certain age. Think of being fifteen and listening to Mom and Dad explain how to drive a car after you got your learners permit. Careful listening then meant you might […]

RESPECT MATTERS MORE TODAY? HERE’S WHY

When self respect seems like a forgone conclusion, there’s trouble. “Self respect? Of course I’ve got it, why wouldn’t I?” Here’s the key: If you don’t have respect for others, how can you respect yourself? While you’re thinking about a clever excuse of an answer, let’s keep it simple: You can’t respect yourself if you […]

BROKEN MAN ON 1, 2, 3

Hemingway said every man is a broken man, that’s how the light gets in. His inexact quote is a little different with, “We are all broken. That’s how the light gets in,” but the same idea. I’m just not as inclusive as the big guy. ‘We’ are not all broken, not yet, at least not […]

WRITER LIFE CHRISTMAS WHEN IT’S NOT ABOUT WRITING OR LIFE

Does ‘writer life’ mean writing about life, or the experience of someone who writes? Answer silently while you write about a life of writing. Writer’s Life? Mine began as a small child at my Grandma’s house. She handed me a book.

ENGAGING WORLD NEEDS A BOOSTER

Does an engaging world need help reaching people? Isn’t is supposed to be the other way around? Besides, you’d think engaging with others would be easier with so much going on, so much to do. Especially during this time of year. Call it engagement time. So let’s take a minute to scratch around for more […]

IMPAIRED JUDGMENT WITH STRESS HIGHLIGHTS

Do you have impaired judgment? If you are a highly judgmental person, are you a good judge? Either way there’s a prize waiting for both: stress induced health problems. No one’s got time that.

FATHER KNOWS, STILL DOESN’T CARE

Father knows everything, just ask him. He knows the big secrets and wants you to know he knows. There isn’t much he doesn’t know, but the lines blur between what he knows and doesn’t know. Why? Because he’s a bad father. And he’s got bad father friends. What makes a bad father?

MARIO CRISTOBAL BIGGEST WIN? STICK AROUND, FIND OUT

Mario Cristobal and his biggest win? For most people it stands out in a lifetime of effort. It’s the crowning achievement, the top of the top, and oddly enough it means more to the winner than anyone else. At least it should. Take the head football coach at the University of Oregon, for instance. What […]