D. RANDALL FARO

Never, never give up. Winston Churchill supposedly said that (but really didn’t). One can find a plethora of quotes in the same...

A lot of things are good for us. There is one in particular that people in general disregard. Exercise. The benefits of even mild,...

Confucius had some astute things to say. One of them was: Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. About five hundred...

Believability. Credibility. Plausibleness. In a word, does it wash? In crafting fiction, it’s important to think carefully about whether...

I’ve mentioned before Will Rogers’ encouragement that “you should never pass up a good opportunity to keep your mouth shut.” An...

Namibia. I’d be willing to bet that you’d be lucky to find one in a hundred thousand (maybe half a million) Americans who could pick it...

Some people call it quits. Some don’t. Naturally, what the task is and how long one has been at it are determinate factors. But my...

Sarah Bernhardt (died 1923) was a French stage actress remembered not for famous quotes, but for her sterling, riveting performances that...

Open mindedness is a willingness to try new things or to hear and consider new ideas, while close mindedness is an unwillingness to...

As I write this, it’s Sunday morning. This is no more a holy day to me than Monday through Saturday . . . because they’re all holy. Yet,...

Do you wonder if the epidemic is real? Is child sex-trafficking really a problem of magnitude? Answer: YES! But it’s largely a hidden...

I’m going to keep my ear to the ground so I’m not caught red-handed and have to face the music for living high on the hog and leaving...

For some unexplainable reason, I like hyphenated words. Also hyphenated phrases. They have a grab-you-by-both-the-eyes-and-heart feeling....

Frank finally got his dream car . . . a 1967 Jaguar XKE. But the 12-cylinder, 3-carb engine wasn’t even beginning to perform as...

If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. I’d like to claim that as an original DRF saying, but Will Rogers beat me to it. Sage...

Numerous online websites about the writing process list the three most important tasks of an author as revise, revise, and revise. Either...

Tabitha worked in the women’s clothing department of a prestigious national chain store. One day her department manager told her she was...

Failure and defeat are inevitable. No one can be a “winner” all the time. Calamities, large or small, will be experienced in life . . ....

No mentally balanced person enjoys being wrong. If and when proclaimed misinformation is outed, embarrassment results . . . an emotion...

If you have not read Walden by Henry David Thoreau, my recommendation is of the highest order. Written in 1854 – a significantly...