A couple of weeks ago at a meeting of writers, a novelist whom I had just met told me that she was “impressed by all the things you’ve done in your life.” She had read my bio on my web site and was reacting to the fact that I’ve gone through five distinct phases of…

Last night, I attended a meeting of the Annapolis chapter of the Maryland Writers’ Association. We meet monthly at a coffeeshop in a part of town which calls itself “The Maritime Republic of Eastport.” Last night’s affair was a book fair, whereby exhibiting members sold their respective books to other members. As I browsed through…