Whenever I spend time in Israel I always feel like a more fully realized version of myself — healthier, happier, part of a historical...

I wrote about baseball’s spring training season in The Story Plant blog a few weeks ago. In that piece, I pointed out that writers don’t...

I spent the best 15 years of my life coaching city rec league baseball teams that my three sons played on. All three eventually became...

A short story Monty Summers was an expert at telling people what they wanted to hear. And what they almost always wanted to hear were...

Some people believe writers are enigmatic figures who spend their days drinking alcohol and taking exotic drugs to enhance their...

Can fantasy be myth? Mythopoeia and The Lord of the Rings In June of 1999, I traveled to England for the first time. After a few days in...

I often wondered whether my sons read up on birth order theory while still in the womb. Embodying the theory, my first-born has always...

Do you know Kimberly Brock? If you don’t, you should. She is a true natural story-teller; one of those authors that I envy. Her writing...

This post from Bruce marks the end of the I Buried Paul book tour! Want to check out all the stops on the tour? Head on over to Pump Up...

“Write what you know” – Mark Twain. This advice is frequently given to aspiring authors. It was given to me years ago and I decided to...