by Clifford James | Feb 8, 2026
Writer’s Rant February 7, 2026 Don’t Waste Your Time Reading “An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.” (Charles de Montisquieu- French Political Philosopher who’s work helped to form the U.S....
by Clifford James | Feb 8, 2026
Writer’s Rant January 26, 2026 Brought to you by…. “Americans love the Home Shopping Network because it’s commercial free” (Will Durst) Talk about the definition of irony. After all, you are just watching commercial after commercial without interruption. Television...
by Clifford James | Jan 19, 2026
Writer’s Rant I’ve Been Really Really Busy January 19, 2026 “Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.” (J.M.Barrie) Guilty as charged. Writing blogs, while full-filling, has turned into a lot of work the past few months and I have been...
by Clifford James | Jan 18, 2026
About the book: “Almost all great writers have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation and the disillusioning knowledge of truth. ‘Lost Illusion’ is the undisclosed title of every...
by Clifford James | Aug 8, 2025
Writer’s Rant June 25, 2025 Don’t Step on the Duck They used to call it a funeral. Now they call it “A Celebration of Life.” It’s all about timing, I think. When someone passes and there is no funeral, but the family chooses instead to have a celebration remembering...
by Clifford James | Aug 8, 2025
Writer’s Rant Aug. 2, 2025 Negative Feedback Some people don’t like my blogs. I don’t take it personally, since most of them don’t even know me. They just disagree with something I have written and some feel the need to chastise me for expressing my opinions. If I was...
by Clifford James | Aug 8, 2025
Writer’s Rant An Uncivil War August 8, 1917 Yes, that’s right. The year is 1917, the year my father was born. 108 years ago today. There was a war going on. It was dubbed: “The war to end all wars.” Oh, the irony. Look at all that has transpired since then and where...
by Clifford James | Jun 6, 2025
Writer’s Rant June 4, 2025 Living in a Fantasy World “When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.” (Albert Einstein). He was clearly a genius,...
by Clifford James | May 14, 2025
Writer’s Rant May 13, 2025 The Wisdom and Strength of a Child I am only beginning to understand death from a child’s perspective. My grandson has witnessed the slow death of his other grandfather who passed away recently. Before his passing, he shared many...
by Clifford James | May 3, 2025
Writer’s Rant May 3, 2025 Left-handedness Approximately 10% of the US population is left-handed. The rest of us are right-handed, except for about 1% who are ambidextrous. There were six of us children growing up and I had one brother who was left-handed. While...
