Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

William Wordsworth

As a child, I was thrilled to learn that John Steinbeck, who was always my favorite author, wrote his novels in longhand, on yellow legal pads. I was never without one after that. I have had detours over the years, ones that have taken me away from my writing dream, but I always come back to it. 

"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium; and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others."

                                                                                                                         Martha Graham

Many years ago, I would say to my father: I'm bored, Daddy, what can I do? He would reply with one of two answers: He would say, "Cock-a-doodle do!" or, "Go read the dictionary." He also had another book for me. "The Word Finder," (copyright, 1947, by Rodale Press). The Preface ends with these words: "The editors sincerely trust that all students of this book will succeed in sending winged words on far-flung odysseys to Fame." (Edward J. Flunk, PH.D.)

THIS WEBSITE IS A WORK-IN-PROGRESS AND WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS I JOURNEY TOWARD MY FAR-FLUNG ODYSSEYS.