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Tag Archives: family
Monday Musings: Easing Back In
Dear Friends, About five weeks ago, I announced on various platforms that I would be withdrawing from social media for a while, and would also be delaying the releases of some upcoming projects. My announcement prompted expressions of sympathy and … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Character, Family, Friendship, kids, Novels, parenting, Short Fiction, Thieftaker, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, editing, emotional health, family, friendship, health care, Joshua Palmatier, kids, marriage, parenting, Radiants, Thieftaker, writing, Zombies Need Brains
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Monday Musings: A Paean to the “Shuffle” Command
Let’s begin with the obvious: Everything that’s old is great, and new stuff sucks. It’s important to get that out of the way before we move on. I mean who are we kidding? The way things were when we were … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Family, Fun, History, Music
Tagged albums, Beatles, blogging, CDs, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, fun, history, humor, LPs, marriage, memories, movies, music, rock n roll, Rolling Stones, technology, youth
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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
Monday Musings: My Declaration of Creative Independence
So many professional issues on my mind today — I’m finding it hard to organize my thoughts into something coherent. These remain hard times for creators. Writers, musicians and composers, visual artists of all sorts, actors and directors, dancers and … Continue reading
Posted in Business of publishing, Family, Friendship, Novels, Publishing, Short Fiction, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, business of writing, Covid-19, creativity, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, marriage, novels, publishing, publishing business, short fiction, small press, writing, writing career, writing life, writing profession
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Professional Wednesday: Thoughts After Virtual Boskone
Boskone was held this past weekend. Virtually, of course. It has quickly become one of my favorite conventions, and it was the only in-person convention I attended last year (not counting the SAGA professional workshop) before COVID shut down the … Continue reading
Posted in Appearances, Boston, Business of publishing, Family, Friendship, Fun, Publishing, Writing, Writing Life
Tagged blogging, Boskone, conventions, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, publishing, writing, writing life
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Creative Friday: More Snow Photos!
This has been an unusual winter for us. We’ve had several snowfalls, none of them huge, but almost all of them significant enough to turn our pretty little town into a wonderland. This past weekend was no exception. A snowfall … Continue reading
Posted in Family, nature, photography
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, forests, marriage, mist, nature, photography, reflections, snow, sunlight
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Monday Musings: Sports and COVID
Last year, on the weekend of the Super Bowl, I wrote a post for that following Monday about the power of sports in our culture. In it, I noted that the Big Game was one of the few truly shared … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun, History, Sports
Tagged baseball, blogging, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, history, Jackie Robinson, parenting, sports, Super Bowl
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Creative Friday: A Photo, and Thoughts About My Mom
I took this photo back around Christmas, while on a photo walk with my wonderful friend, John Willis. Like me, he is an avid amateur photographer, and he gets out on photo walks almost daily. Before our walk, he had … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, kids, parenting, photography
Tagged blogging, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, friendship, memories, nature, parenting, photography, reflections, winter solstice
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Monday Musings: What Memories of My Mom Have To Do With COVID
My mother’s birthday is this coming Friday, February 5. I’ve written about her before in this space. I’ve marked past birthdays with Facebook posts and the like. But somehow this year, with her birthday approaching, I find myself thinking of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, kids, parenting, Politics
Tagged blogging, Covid-19, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, history, kids, medical science, medicine, parenting, politics, vaccinations
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Monday Musings: The Legacy of Hank Aaron
Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron died last week. He was, of course, a baseball legend, the former home run king. He was also a civic leader, a philanthropist, and a Civil Rights activist. And he’s been an idol of mine since … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Politics, Sports
Tagged Babe Ruth, baseball, blogging, Branch Rickey, childhood, Civil Rights, D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe, family, Hank Aaron, history, Jackie Robinson, memories, politics, race, racism, sports, Willie Mays
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