My freelance writing business, Made Here Books LLC, has been in operation close to 12 years at this point. In that time, I have written for a broad-base of clients ranging from carpenters and mobile oil change services to internationally-known keynote speakers, business coaches and cyber-security experts. My clients have sought me out from all … Read more
My intention was not to set out posting a picture of Farmer Gray and his dancing mouse, but in retrospect, it’s not a bad place to start. The Farmer Gray cartoons are approaching 100 years old, and are attributed to Paul Terry of Terrytoons. I am not quite that old to remember the 1928 premier, … Read more
The sweep of the movie Forrest Gump is largely reflective of the events of my life. As with Forrest Gump’s friend Bubba, my best friend, whose name was John Roberts died in combat in Vietnam. In the fictionalized book, on Forrest Gump’s life, Bubba died in 1967. John was killed in 1970. Bubba and John … Read more
The Boxwood hedge shrub in the front our house has unofficially divided our property from our neighbor’s property to the north since well before I moved into our home. As we are on good terms with our neighbors, I will identify them by name: Bob and Mary. My guess is that the shrub had been … Read more
I have never been one for posting inspirational quotes such as this quote by Maya Angelou. She talks to defeat. I hope she actually said that stuff and not someone she hired for $50 to write a blog. Then again, I’m jaded. Part of what I do on the freelance side is to ghostwrite blogs, … Read more
