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Laura Drake: Weakness—Your Greatest Strength

I saw this meme on social media today, and it reminded me of a huge discovery I made that changed how I saw the world. See, I’ve been an...

Ken Goldstein: What's Eating Brother Elon?

Let’s start with what needs to be said before all else: I am an enormous fan of Elon Musk. I think he is quite likely the most important...

Peter Murphy: Writing about Siblings

In previous posts I have discussed various aspects of writing about family, and I hope they have been of value to readers. In this post,...

Peter Murphy: A Few Helpful Tips on Raising Writers

In this ongoing series of posts, I, without expertise, prejudice, or agenda, will share my insights and/or observations on writing about...

Peter Murphy: A Few Helpful Tips on Writing about Family

Writing about family can be a very dangerous business because not all families teem with the ideals of unconditional love and the...

Peter Murphy: Writing about Family

Just as the next (last) book is about to go out and meet the world, I got a nice message from my publisher informing me that the number...

Ken Goldstein: Three Thousand Ears in Cape Town

You're probably thinking there is a typo in that headline. Nope. It's correct. Not years. Ears. This is a story about service. This is a...

Ken Goldstein: Why Do We Do Difficult Things?

I've been out on book tour for the launch of my new novel, From Nothing. At one of the early talks I began with a simple question: Why do...

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