Walking my dog Sirius this morning, I noticed the thousands of pink petals carpeting the black asphalt roadside. A strong wind had whipped through overnight, and I realized it had stripped most of the petals from my neighbor’s crab apple tree, robbing it of much of its spring magnificence. The sight reminded me of cherry… [Read More]
The Creative Crone: My new book project
How do you like the new look of my blog? To celebrate the official beginning of my nonfiction book on creativity, I decided it was high time for a new visual theme, and this one is in perfect harmony with the coming of spring. I’ve registered a new domain name, www.creativecrone.net, and I’m working on… [Read More]
Celebrating World Bipolar Day and speaking truth to power
Today is World Bipolar Day, an initiative created by many international organizations and celebrated each year on March 30th, the birthday of Vincent Van Gogh.* To commemorate the day, I’m reprinting the Afterword from the 2015 reissue of my mystery novel Mood Swing: The Bipolar Murders. The novel was inspired by my outrageously discriminatory… [Read More]
Inauguration Day as a red-carpet awards show
I’m a sucker for awards shows. I watch the Oscars, the Grammys, the Emmys, the Country Music Awards—even the Tonys, although I’m usually unfamiliar with the shows because I can’t afford the price of a Broadway ticket. The Golden Globes are my favorite, because the movie stars are seated around circular tables and have access… [Read More]
Trump: Headed for bipolar meltdown?
I’m thrilled that the Times Union in Albany ran my opinion piece on Donald Trump in today’s paper. When I wrote last week that I thought he might be heading for a bipolar diagnosis, I knew I was going out on a limb, but the events of the past few days have made me more… [Read More]
Donald Trump or Joe McCarthy–Who’s worse?
Growing up in Milwaukee in the 1950’s, I was acutely aware of Senator Joe McCarthy and his pernicious witch hunt for alleged communists. He wreaked enormous damage and ruined numerous lives before he was brought down, but it’s nothing compared to what Donald Trump could do—indeed, what he’s already done—to damage our country. I was… [Read More]