I have a confession. I have never read Boris Pasternak’s Dr. Zhivago. Not such a big deal, but I thought that I had read it, convinced myself that I had, and even added it to my “Have Read” books on Goodreads. I have removed it from that list. I wanted to revisit the … Continue reading Remembering Dr. Zhivago
Category: The Power of Story
2018 Book Favorites
It’s never a bad time to celebrate great books, so I am happy to recognize my favorite titles from 2018. I read 80 last year (28 more than in 2017), and I had a lot of good reading to choose from. I have narrowed them down to my top ten fiction and nonfiction titles and … Continue reading 2018 Book Favorites
Evolution of Story on American Idol
As a reader and a writer, I have become a student of the importance of story in our lives and the impact it has on what we believe, how we learn, what we understand and what we accept as valid. This has made me more attuned to my own responses to the messages around me … Continue reading Evolution of Story on American Idol