My 47-year-old father’s death crushed me harder than anything I saw while I was in Vietnam. — Cemeteries are the landlords of our lifeless bodies. Inside each casket, you will find a lifetime of memories, if only the residents could talk. For many of us, they also contain the answers to many unspoken questions. You can stroll through any of these in the daytime and find them…

With no breaks from work for the last three years, it is time to go somewhere! — Any writer worth his salt knows that no matter what he/she writes, they must answer the “Ws” to make the article worthy of publication. They are often known as the “reporter” questions — who, what, when, where, why — and nowadays “how” is usually included for good measure. In today’s…

Grab your readers’ attention without using clickbait headlines. — According to Larry Alton, CEO of Alton Enterprises, freelance journalist and columnist at numerous online publications, there are seven elements to writing a captivating headline. In his article on HuffPost, Mr. Alton lays out ample details of these seven qualities that he finds necessary for a great headline: Conciseness Specificity

Do not hesitate to charge a substantial fee equitable to your knowledge and experience! — The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. They were formed over 43 years of entrepreneurship, and many trials and errors. What worked for me may not be the same as what works for you due to a variety of mitigating factors. User discretion is…

You know absolutely nothing about suffering the pain someone else endures — Anyone and everyone can do it! Anyone and everyone can sympathize with, and empathize with, a pain another person goes through — the pain someone else actually endures. It’s easy! All you have to do is throw out some well-worn platitudes every now and then, things like: Oh, I know…

When this happens to you, allow yourself to seek help and understanding from your family, friends, and loved ones. — Their tongues are like devils, wickedly tossing the truth to their uvulas, cloaked in the farthest dark reaches of their mouths. They hide the real truth in this manner to cajole us into believing the lies they pour forth as if they were certifiable proof that their decisions will be…

Imagine the possibility of politicians working together to advance our republic and democracy, without the accompanying lies and subterfuge. — Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive — Sir Walter Scott. Politics being treated like a game of “chicken” has become normal these days, or so it seems. Along with that, the “trickle down” theory has been put into use with full force on…

Getting “hit on” early in life can sometimes leave a favorable first impression. — The names and places used in this tale are fictitious. Perhaps they could be construed to be like someone’s life, or perhaps not. However, any similarities to a real person’s life are purely coincidental in nature. As you read this, let your mind wander back to your youthful years, and…

Always masterful at cherry-picking news and statistics, Mr. Trump once again has obfuscated reality with his skewered comparisons. — “There you go again” Borrowing a line from the 1980 Presidential Debate between then-President Jimmy Carter and his Republican challenger, Ronald Reagan, I find, “There you go again” to be an apt retort to former President Trump’s response to the January 6th Select Committee’s presentations.