by Rick | Nov 13, 2014 | Blog, Writing Tips
No one has the power to take away your ability to interpret your own circumstances. – Dr. Vincent Amanor-Bouda, Kansas State University If you were not the person neck deep in your difficult circumstance right now, what advice would you give yourself to come...
by Rick | Jul 27, 2014 | Blog, Writing Tips
I’m still not sure why we didn’t get killed or end up on life support, but I do know that it all started with the story the young girl in the red SUV was telling herself. Recently, I was pulling our camper with my wife riding shotgun on a stretch of Kansas road called...
by Rick | Sep 10, 2013 | Blog, Writing Tips
Under a shade tree to escape the Midwestern heat at the Des Moines Farmer’s Market, I watched with fascination as passerby’s sang along with performing musicians even though they never stopped to watch them. The singers called themselves the trio-minus-one and were...