“In Live Like a Fruit Fly, Gabe Berman shares his recipe for living a more joyful, worthwhile, and abundant life in every way. A witty, entertaining, and insightful read.” — Deepak Chopra It is my pleasure to introduce Gabe Berman, author of Live Like A Fruit Fly, to readers of A Writer’s Life Blog…
Sheena Easton was a muse for Prince in the 80s, and way back in 1987, they sang U Got The Look together. The song would become the biggest single off the incredible double album Sign O’the Times, one of my favorite albums of the musical genius. Prince is still out there in the wilderness making…
JAWS — Going back to Amity: A Classic Film Recommendation. Where were you when you first watched Jaws? Do you have a story to tell? Please let me know what your thoughts are in the comments section. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” — improvised line by Roy Scheider from Jaws. I received word earlier…
Russell Blake started his online Pet Wall to honor his own wondrous dog, Lobo. The book (hit the title to see the book at Amazon), An Angel With Fur, came pouring out as the story of how Lobo adopted Russell, which began one fine day while visiting an animal shelter in Mexico. If you have ever loved…
Lorna T. Suzuki is a prolific author and by reading her short biography I gather Lorna sets her mind on a task and reaches her goal with great satisfaction. We share the love of Alexandre Dumas’ novel The Count of Monte Cristo, a book that should be required reading for any fantasy, suspense, and adventure…
The inspiration driving this tale was to use only one setting: a beach. And the challenge I set myself was to give Sandcastle a twist that would be so shocking that a reader would gasp and begin reading the story over again from the beginning to see how each action followed another in natural fashion.…
Zippy is right beside me most of the time when I’m in the writing and editing mode. Kipling is waiting by the door to go outside. She misses out on a lot of the tunes playing. Elvis Presley is currently on the spotlight with 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong, an album that captures his…
Puppies can’t look backwards — can’t remember thinking and feeling like a puppy. They are a constant reminder to stay present. Chew Chew Chew. It is finally here . . . the year went by so fast. Happy 1st Birthday, Kipling. Do you remember being this young? I only have photos to remind me of…
In Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar’s own words from her Acknowledgements page: This collection began as a whim while I was a graduate studying literature at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. I took a creative writing seminar as an elective because I’ve always been an avid reader and, as I told the group of…
It is my distinct pleasure to introduce author Tracy James Jones to my A Writer’s Life blog. Tracy is in the writing trenches, producing several books you can find at Amazon right now. These musical selections do not stick to a favorite album list as several other authors have chosen to do within these blog…