freelance writer
Meditation on a Mythical Horned Creature
My sister diagnoses me with a curious affliction, but no one's buying it, except for maybe me.

Myriad Little Rebellions
"Have no illusions. These men are not tourists." -- Jean Texcier

Things That Go Bump in the Night
Nobody knows what is going to happen to him from one moment to the next, or how one will bear it. -- James Baldwin
That Old Opera House
My quote from last week said something along the lines of Paris being an incredible stimulant. And every time I'm there I find that's so true.

A Change of Scene
"Butterflies are nature's angels. They remind us what a gift it is to be alive."

That Sinking Feeling
"The thread of family history has always intrigued me. It’s probably the most complex, layered narrative we can tell." -- Elizabeth Rynecki

On "Doing Something"
"Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed." -- Martin Luther King Jr.

Planetary Alignment 2.0
"We think we understand the rules when we become adults but what we really experience is a narrowing of the imagination." -- David Lynch
Cross My Heart, Megan Collins is a Masterful Thriller Writer
Every time I sit down to write another, I’m like, “Wait a minute, how do you write a thriller again?” --Megan Collins
