Godspeed, Mitchell

Godspeed, Mitchell

The chapters have been rewritten, wordsmithed, de-filtered, slashed and finally prepared for final editing. Years of writing real-life characters I once knew so well have brought me back into their lives through social networks and in-person meetings. Thanks to all of...
Life on the Other Side of Limits

Life on the Other Side of Limits

33 years ago today I became the first person to street-ski across France —from Italy to Spain—carrying a 35 lb backpack and ski poles up and down the hills of the French Riviera. From skating through Monaco’s Casino and Gran Prix to the Film Festival in Cannes,...
Rewrites

Rewrites

I’ve heard it said by writers – ” the real work starts after you finish the book.” We’re talking about the laborious task of rewriting. The first draft of a manuscript is anything but a breeze, however, it feels much breezier than sitting...
Preface

Preface

It’s 2012. I’m in my garage looking through a lifetime or memories from my parent’s storage unit. After they passed within a couple months of one another last year, we four siblings decided we would store the boxes of memories until we all had some...