A Beacon of Light

“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…

“There, but forthe grace of God, go I.”John Bradford I’ll be honest. I’m not exactly sure where I’m going with today’s blog post.  Throughout my formative years, I heard my mother repeat John Bradford’s words quoted above countless times. I don’t know if she ever knew the words were attributed to Bradford, or if she even…

“It’s not your salary  that makes you rich,  it’s your spending habits.”   Charles Jaffe Growing up in the Sunset District of San Francisco, quite often my Mom would hand me a one dollar bill and ask me to walk down to Fairlane Food Store at 39th & Vicente to pick up two half-gallons of milk.…