Writing

The year is ending

without asking if I’m ready.

It folds itself away

like a letter I never finished writing—

corners bent,

ink smudged with things I didn’t say out loud.

He lived for 47 years and he still made two of the best political fiction books of all time.

To be a leader, you need to be brave, you need to have courage, and you have to decide what is best for those you lead. A leader needs to be smart, and a leader has to speak up for injustices in the world.

The two of them sit on the porch

basking in the sunlight

letting their toes explore the first

frost-bitten mud of spring

Talking about life and death and sex

and little Mika's school play

I have this "thing" about finishing chapters that sort of changes the experience of reading for me. I don't like to quit in the middle, or after the first page, even if it's a book I hate. I have to finish it.

Fear. Fear is relentless. 

It never stops taking.

It depletes your joy, and takes away from your life.

It’s a constant strife.

Fear.