Archive - The Paradigm Shuffle

With literary stars and kimono-shaped culottes

Jun 20 •

Friends to the Moon and back

Jun 13 •

April 2024

The wonder of totality

So it goes dark for a few minutes. What was the big deal about the solar eclipse?

Apr 10, 2024 •

October 2023

Stories in my head versus stories I’ll never write

Ideas can come from anywhere but why are writers often treated as if they are an empty vessel in need of filling?

Oct 27, 2023 •

August 2023

The Comparison Games

Attending literary events can stir up some green-tinged emotions for writers

Aug 29, 2023 •

The #Barbenheimer dilemma and a serious case of the'shoulds'

It's the era of Barbenheimer and you simply must see both movies. Hold on a sec ...

Aug 4, 2023 •

July 2023

Best and fairest in life's egg and spoon race

They say victory belongs to the most tenacious but are we missing a prize if we overlook non-scale victories?

Jul 21, 2023 •

March 2023

Last dance of a happy man

The Sunnyboys shone in the early 80s before vanishing, seemingly forever. But love and serendipity reunited them and we got to hear and see the band…

Mar 1, 2023 •

August 2022

The baby can sleep in the hall

Most of the time it's not advice we need but a nudge to shift our attention

Aug 29, 2022 •

Who Am I To Tell This Story?

When a flood came to my region I became witness to a set of circumstances that people needed to know about. Then my barely finished story was…

Aug 9, 2022 •

July 2022

The day I crashed out of Wimbledon

At 15, Venus Williams signed a $12 million contract. At 16, I won my club tennis championship - B Grade. The win that counts is being yourself.

Jul 19, 2022 •

I Checked In At W 32nd St and Awoke at W 207th St

I had rules. 1. Visit New York City every ’zero’ birthday year. 2. When travelling, go to local activities.

Jul 8, 2022 •

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