Thoughts, observations, musings, maunderings, rants, stories and essays on what it means to be a working writer doing anything communication-related that pays including fiction, speechwriting, scriptwriting, plays, blogs, web content, technical documentation, magazine nonfiction, marketing material, copywriting, idea generation, creative consultation, editing, teaching, and mugging—all in the name of getting my message (or my client's message) across with clarity, humor and eloquence.