Why I Always Tell the Truth

Every now and then I post a new short story I’ve just completed; today is one of those days. This one is the title story of a short fiction collection that will be published and available come this spring.WHY I ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTHPreambleI have never used a...

Why I Love the New CBA Website

In the old days (like up until this week), this was my Wednesday morning routine: * Drive out to Herald, CA, where the CBA Web server was housed in a secret little wooden building in the middle of huge sheep pasture. Hint – there was crescent cut into the door....

Why I never lie

Why I Never Lie March 2004 I’m an honest person. But there was a time in my life, when I was young and eager to impress, that I sometimes stretched the truth. Nothing big, just a little exaggeration here, a little white lie there. Okay, even an occasional...

Why I never make things up

I’m an honest person. But there was a time in my life, when I was young and eager to impress, that I sometimes stretched the truth. Nothing big, just a little exaggeration here, a little white lie there. Okay, even an occasional whopper. But what could be the...

Why I Type So Fast

I’ve been asked by a few folks how I can keep this column up, day in, day out. Well, it’s mainly because I’m a terrific typist. One hundred-plus words a minute with few mistakes, and the mistakes I do make have more to do with poor spelling skills than with typing....