Hey! Hey! My very first royalty check has arrived. It’s not big bucks, but it’s real. Read more.
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I've written hundreds and hundreds of posts over the years. To help you find your way to the best of the best, I've tagged my favorites "Don't Miss!" Scroll down here to find them.
Another way to locate Riffs on Life that you might enjoy is to click above on your favorite category – "My Ever-Changing Family," perhaps, or "Funny Button." You can also use the search box located way up top to hunt for stories by topic. There's fun reading at "garden," "aging," "kids" and, of course, "Jon."
Isaiah and the Of-Courseness of God
Something is going on out there. Of course it is. It’s common sense. How else could things be, says Isaiah. Read more.
The Center of the Universe Lives at Our House
Children run the world. And everyone who’s ever had a kid knows it. Read more.
Our No TV Week — The Kids Survived, but Did I?
What would happen, I wondered, if our family had no TV for a week. Who would complain the most? Read more.
The Day Our Son Didn’t Drown — Family Stories
Family stories: Four-year-old Peter’s body was limp. His eyes stared blankly into the Florida sky. We’d been swimming in a pool designed for adults. Read more.
Jack Shoemaker of Counterpoint Press Shares Fifty Years of Book Publishing Wisdom
Jack Shoemaker of Counterpoint Press shared 50 years of publishing wisdom at a meeting of the Left Coast Writers at Book Passage in Marin County. Read more.
The First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, Michigan — Last Stop on My One-Woman Road Trip
I’d sung in the choir and been confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham. And now I was invited to read from “Wrestling with God.” Read more.