I Drove in Miami and Survived
I hate driving. I’ve done it for more than twenty-five years as either a pizza delivery driver or as a newspaper carrier and supervisor....
The Continental Breakfast
One of the few things I look for in a hotel when I am browsing for a place to hang my hat on the road, outside of free parking - that’s...
Weight Watchers Needs Rollover Points
It’s that time of year again. You know the one, where everyone is looking at the holidays and the pies, cookies, cakes, and candy and...
Pictures in a Digital Age
When the boys were younger, we would buy them those disposable cameras to take on field trips and vacations. It was the safest method...
The After School Routine
Five days a week, it’s the same thing. I leave the house at a certain time, carrying a book or some manuscript I’m editing along with my...
Eye of the Beholder
On our last trip to Gainesville to visit the college kids, they wanted to take us to a couple of the museums because they knew we enjoyed...
Barhopping with the Kids
I know, it probably doesn’t sound like a good parenting thing to do, but that’s what they wanted to do, so that’s what they did. Heather...
The Bates Motel
We had planned an overnight trip to Gainesville to visit our two college kids. At first, it was just a day trip, but I decided that we...
Surfers for Autism
My cousin, Lisa, is going to be close by and wanted to know if we wanted to meet up,” Sarah said with a look of eagerness. Like the rest...
He's Your Son
“Today, he’s your son,” she said, her arms crossed and eyes wide. Zac when he got his new truck “Wait. Why am I being punished?” This...
