Editor's Blog — Author

Body and Mind

Here's the thing about writing: you can’t do it unless you want to, unless you know it’s your choice.

William KenowerMarch 13, 2019William Kenower, Writing, School, SpiritualityComment

No Insurance

I had no plan. That I had no plan was my plan.

William KenowerMarch 11, 2019Writing, William Kenower, Insurance, Health, Doctors, FearComment

Full Circle

The great generosity of life is that meeting a childhood hero is not necessarily more meaningful than setting the dinner table.

William KenowerMarch 8, 2019Writing, William Kenower, Mary Cronk Farrell, Terry BrooksComment

Doing Enough

Just because I call something a business does not make it any less a creative endeavor. Ideas are ideas are ideas.

William KenowerMarch 6, 2019Writing, William Kenower, Spirituality, Business, TimeComment

The Game Plan: Recognizing Opportunity

Opportunities keep coming even as I complain and despair, as I lie awake at night, as I fret about money or recognition.

William KenowerMarch 4, 2019Writing, Success, William Kenower, FootballComment

Don't Forget to Breathe

Tension is a choice, not a condition.

William KenowerMarch 1, 2019Comment

Worry Free

Money’s not much of a motivator when I can get for free what I imagine it can buy me.

William KenowerFebruary 27, 2019Writing, William kenower, Spirituality, Time, MoneyComment

Time Off

Surprise days off sound great until you’re in the middle of one.

William KenowerFebruary 25, 2019Writing, Time, Fear, Boredom, Spirituality, William KenowerComment

Just Listen

Most of what I’m doing when I write, is listening. It’s a different kind of listening than conversations and interviews, but it’s listening just the same.

William KenowerFebruary 22, 2019Writing, Listening, William KenowerComment

No Comparison

Has any good ever come when one person compared himself to another? The answer has to be, “No!” and yet we keep doing it and doing it and doing it.

William KenowerFebruary 20, 2019Writing, Comparison, William Kenower, SpiritualityComment

If You Were Born to Write

If you were born to write, you wanted to share what you had written, often for reasons you didn’t fully understand.

William KenowerFebruary 18, 2019Writing, William Kenower, SpiritualityComment

Snow Day, Part II

I wanted my comforts and to resume my habits. All I could do was sit with my cat on my lap and wait.

William KenowerFebruary 15, 2019Snow, suffering, William Kenower, HelpComment

A Good Practice

To be an artist, you must embrace your inherent freedom.

William KenowerFebruary 13, 2019Writing, Spirituality, William Kenower, HappinessComment

Endless Journey

To appreciate an ending, you must understand it’s invented.

William KenowerFebruary 11, 2019Writing, Death, Larry McMurtry, William kenower, Spirituality, StoriesComment

Approval Seekers

Approval, no matter from whom, can be a powerful motivator.

William KenowerFebruary 8, 2019Writing, William Kenower, ApprovalComment

Snow Day

I couldn’t hold that stillness forever any more than I could a freshly packed snowball.

William KenowerFebruary 6, 2019Writing, Spirituality, Snow, Stillness Comments

My Only Problem

The only way to solve the problem of the future is to ignore it.

William KenowerFebruary 4, 2019Writing, William Kenower, Stories, ProblemsComment

Enemies and Allies

The difference between your enemies and allies is forgiveness.

William KenowerJanuary 30, 2019Writing, William kenower, Memoir, Spirituality, ForgivenessComment

The Writing Party

Ideas are like invited guests. Who comes depends on the party.

William KenowerJanuary 28, 2019writing, William Kenower, Spirituality, stories, ideasComment

The Voice

The quality of his voice I enjoyed was the depth of his agreement with his own unique perspective.

William KenowerJanuary 25, 2019Writing, Voice, singing, SpiritualityComment