Editor's Blog — Author

All Things Being Equal

The budding artist in me secretly believed the easiest way to relate to someone was to be adored and admired.

William KenowerMarch 25, 2019Writing, William Kenower, Spirituality, Equality, LearningComment

The Un-Haunted House

Where I actually am when I write is with me always everywhere.

William KenowerMarch 22, 2019 Comments

Love Story

The storyteller must look past what is, training his storytelling eye on what will be, a thing that will be the shape of what he loves.

William KenowerMarch 20, 2019Writing, Stories, Love, FearComment

Student Teacher

The page taught what I wanted to say, and the students teach me what I want to learn.

William KenowerMarch 18, 2019Writing, Craft, William Kenower, TeachingComment

Equal Stories

There is no opposite of you. Everyone’s different, but not opposite.

William KenowerMarch 15, 2019Writing, William Kenower, Equality, StoriesComment

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