The transition to all meetings by video chat has had one huge silver lining: cutting out travel time necessitated for gathering. Yes, there is screen fatigue, and loss of personal connection and dearth of touch, a fundamental human need, but meeting people in far away places no longer entails an arduous journey. I am lucky enough to have…
“…Feeling really good! Don’t be afraid of Covid. Don’t let it dominate your life….!” Donald J. Trump, Oct.5, 2020 I agree with President Trump. I thought that would get your attention. I agree with this sentence — “Don’t be afraid of COVID.” The plain and simple truth is that people who follow the CDC guidance…
With some schools open and everyone walking on edge trying to navigate these rough pandemic waters, it is such a joy to see children playing together again. Walking the tight rope between preventing transmission of COVID, preventing social isolation, stunted development of social skills and loneliness, schools are cautiously open, most with a hybrid between…
Light and dark. Good and evil. Truth and lies. If sunrise, then sunset. Breathe in, breathe out. If birth, then death. Despite expectations about life, we fool ourselves if we believe in permanence. In nature, if something begins, eventually it ends. Just look at a picture of yourself as a 10-year-old to see how much…
Hot off the press! Nothing beats the excitement of seeing UPS unload boxes of my new book Walk Away West! The driver was nice enough to congratulate me when I told him what was in the boxes. #newbestfriend. What joy it was to cut them open and feel the book in my hands. In these…
Trump Virus, caused by POTUS-Covfefe-45, is a highly contagious outbreak. Unleashed in 2016, this virulent, man-made malady affects a large part of the population, spanning a wide geographic area and social range. While the whole world is reeling from its impacts, the US is suffering its worst effects. Like many diseases, the pathogen was dormant…
“Walk Away West by J F Collen is a beautifully written historical novel that transports you immediately into 19th-century New York. The detailed research into this era is evident with the amazing authentic dialogue and references to actual places and people of that time. Cornelia is an inspiring character, with such a sense of adventure and…
We … Admitted we are powerless over death. Morbidity curves can be flattened temporarily — only. Ultimately, mortality — stalking us since birth — wins. Our lives will be unmanageable until we face reality — life ends; all saves are temporary. Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity…
“It is so rare to find an author prepared to so thoroughly invest themselves in an era that the reader is transported instantly to that time and place and feels an integral part of everything. Author J.F. Collen paints a picture with words that is both captivating and entrancing.” Review by: Grant Leishman for Readers’ Favorite…
A man was teaching his grandson about life. The grandfather said: “A fight goes on inside people. It’s a terrible fight between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, lies, ego. The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, generosity, truth,…
