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I am represented by John Rudolph at Dystel and Goderich Literary Management. You can reach him at JRudolph@Dystel.com.

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Savor the scent

Smells can shortcut the synapses and connections in our brain or body and take us straight back to the past. A certain perfume, the ground wet after a gentle rain, cherry tobacco in a pipe, a campfire in the woods, whatever it may be, and our mind flashes to a different time we smelled that […]

Pleasantries.

Are pleasantries a thing of the past? Asking after someone’s health and family? Really listening to their answer? Showing concern? Waiting your turn to talk? Making sure your words don’t wound? For most of us, we can identify moments in our past where we were lifted up or shoved down, and often both of those […]

Thank you, God, for most this amazing day.

Today is a gift. Soak in the beauty all around you. Treasure the people in your life. Hold on to gratitude that you are able to be here, now, with all that there is. In the words of e.e. cummings i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and […]

Starting again.

Sometimes we start down a path that feels, after a while, like a wrong turn. We think of turning back and taking a different path at the fork, but it’s a long way back, and we’ve made good time on the path we’re on. So we keep pushing forward. We still think we’re on […]

Role models.

Children are always watching. And listening. They will learn to be great, kind, strong, brave, and generous by emulating their role models, When those role models are other children, they will learn that they are capable of changing the world with their actions. They don’t have to wait until they ‘grow up’ to make a […]

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