Writing About Death and Grieving

This opinion piece in The New York Times  today is powerful. It’s deeply emotional and obviously heartfelt, and it was written by a doctor. (Surprise: doctors can be emotional!) It reminds me of a very different piece of writing by another doctor who was also thinking...

Will There Be a Quiz?

I used to be a teacher. Mostly teachers (like journalists) get to ask the questions. But kids have plenty of their own, of course. And one that will never disappear, and that teachers everywhere will continue to loathe, is the one I made the title of this post. Now...

Why Blog?

This is my first blog post. It coincides with the launching of my first website. Both are designed to support the publication of my second book, which is called In Good Hands. It’s available today on Amazon. Right now it can only be read on the Kindle. But that will...