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Tag Archives: art
Monday Musings Potpourri: Travel, Music, Soccer
I’ve taken a couple of weeks off from the blog recently — a week here, a week there. When I came back to the blog after all that happened last year, I chose to do so on my own terms. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, food, Friendship, Fun, kids, Music, nature, Sports, travel
Tagged art, birdwatching, blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, Diego Rivera, family, food, friendship, Jason Isbell, kids, music, nature, parenting, Premier League, soccer, sports, Tommy Emmanuel, Travel, Zac Brown Band
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Monday Musings: My Mother and My Daughter
My mother would be 102 years old today, which speaks to a) how very old I am, and b) how uncommonly old she was when she and my father had me. I was born at the end of the Baby … Continue reading
Professional Wednesday: What I Learned During a Recent Visit With Claude Monet
Last week, Nancy and I were traveling for her work, and we had the opportunity to spend a day and a half in New York City. We had dinners with our older daughter, we attended some university functions, Nancy had … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fantasy, Fun, History, kids, Novels, photography, travel, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged art, blogging, Case Files of Justis Fearsson, Claude Monet, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, emotional health, family, history, ideas, Impressionism, inspiration, kids, marriage, parenting, photography, Radiants, Thieftaker Chronicles, writing, writing life
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Creative Friday: My Brother the Artist
For this week’s Creative Friday post, I would like to tell you about my brother, Jim. It happens to be his birthday, so please feel free to wish him many happy returns of the day. Jim is a painter. He … Continue reading
Writing-Tip Wednesday: Why Do We Create?
I just reread my first post of the year, when I first discussed my weekly blogging plans, and my goals for the months to come. I closed the post with “Happy 2020. May it be your best year yet.” How … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Friendship, Fun, Novels, parenting, photography, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged art, blogging, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, how to write, kids, music, parenting, photography, why do we create, why do we write, writing, writing advice, writing ips, writing life
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Writing-Tip Wednesday: A Special Post on Narrative and Creativity
This is a somewhat longer post than usual, but I hope you’ll read through it. It is the text of an address I gave a few years ago at our local high school to mark the Day of the Book … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, Music, Novels, parenting, photography, Reading, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged art, blogging, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, how to write, music, narrative, parenting, photography, relationships, sports, teaching, writing, writing advice, writing life, writing tips
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