“Watch the sky,” says the man in the battered jeep, chin jerking skyward. “That canyon’s no place to be in a rain.” He switches into 4-wheel drive and guns his jeep along the sand-and-slickrock track toward the nearest paved road 10 miles away. […]
A friend of mine meditates in the classical way. For hours, she sits quietly or walks in slow and measured steps. I can’t stay still for long. But I meditate in my own way — at high speed. While my friend folds her legs under her, and follows her breath, I race around a cold white room, pursuing a warm black ball. […]
At a recent literary event, where I milled about with writers, editors and agents, any one of whom could help advance my career, I realized, after being asked by several people “What do you write?”, that I’d forgotten to prepare a “sound bite.” […]
You’ll probably get a go-ahead for an article by phone. Make sure you ask — is this an assignment, or will I be writing on speculation? If it’s an assignment, you’ll want to know, before you get off the phone, […]
Early one Winter morning, needing money for a trip out of town, I drove to the nearest bank outlet. I used my card to get into the ATM area, grabbed my cash and rushed out, then realized that I’d failed to retrieve my card. […]
