A Beacon of Light

“Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow.” Edmund Hillary Yeah, go ahead and laugh. Yes, I’m talking to you — my friends from the Midwest and East Coast. You guys know snow. Real snow. And you guys know cold… real cold like I’ve never experienced. …

“Never say never.”Charles Dickens A few words of wisdom from well-known writers about writing… At this point in time, having just published my seventh book, A Bahamian Odyssey, I’m fairly certain that this will be my last book. When I was younger, I had a “bucket list” item of writing and publishing a book some…

Carl Guerra was a developmentally-disabled man who lived in my neighborhood in San Francisco. He consistently inspired me as I saw him interact with people of all ages throughout my formative years. I wrote this poem fifteen years ago, not long after Carl death. I share it today in an attempt to keep the memory…

“The hardest thing in life is wanting to call your Mom and knowing she won’t answer again.”Trent Shelton It’s a strange feeling. It hasn’t happened to me for quite some time, but it happened tonight. After finishing dinner, I walked upstairs to my office and had an overwhelming desire to call my Mom. I wanted to tell her…

“When opportunity  presents itself,  don’t be afraid  to go after it.”Eddie Kennison Only in retrospect am I able to look back and recognize the amazing opportunity that was presented to me when I was twenty years old. That’s when I was invited to devote one year of my life to teaching in a high school…