I recently downloaded a digital edition of Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft after reading the hardcover more than a decade ago. I planned on skimming my ebook edition, looking for a few pointers, but I was immediately drawn in by Big Steve’s affable style, and I wound up re-reading the book in its […]
The Art of Casual Drowning
Just in time for the summer swimming season, here’s a story about how I almost drowned in a friend’s pool a few years ago. “Catch me, Daddy! Catch me!” “Okay. I’m ready” I thought I was, too, treading water a couple of feet from the end of the diving board. I lifted my arms up […]