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A good story is like a motorcycle. All the parts move together and move forward. (7-8-99)
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We Grow Through Time
by Leonard Bishop I enjoy remembering, but I do not believe in photograph albums. They are bulky, and troublesome to maintain. There are always stacks of pictures in the drawer, waiting to be placed on the pages. Years ago I … Continue reading
A Resolution Meant to be Fulfilled
by Leonard Bishop I intend to fulfill a New Year’s resolution that is based on a long-standing cliché. But, like many clichés that were once refreshing wisdoms, they should be reprised and the wisdom revived. Beware of self-fulfilling prophecies. If … Continue reading
“……and the truth is not always cruel”
A Beautiful Reminder of Christmas! Thank you, Leonard! by Leonard Bishop My son, Luke, asked me, “Dad, is there a Santa Claus?” I sat fixed in a painful decision. Five-year-old children must have a sense of fantasy and fable. … Continue reading
One Novel In The Life of a Writer’s Desk
by Leonard Bishop About 20 years ago, Boston University approached me with an offer to establish a “Leonard Bishop collection.” It would be placed among the other writers, artists, stage and screen performers they considered distinguished enough to be exhibited. … Continue reading
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“Open Your Life,” He Says, “It Can’t Hurt You.”
by Leonard Bishop When I was 50 years old I began feeling happy, and this immediately upset me. I could handle sorrow, depression, morbidity, anger–but happiness was a shock of confusion. It wasn’t “me.” If I wasn’t brooding, I didn’t … Continue reading
How Can He Keep Her Down On The Farm?
by Leonard Bishop, Author of Dare To Be A Great Writer All writing is either a protest or a confession. What I write in this space, is both. My wife and I can no longer speak freely or forthrightly to … Continue reading
Teenage Daughter Adds A New Dimension
By Leonard Bishop I have a teenage daughter and we are in a generation gap. At 16 she has outgrown rainbow stickers and unicorns and is obsessed on furs and Ferraris. She is everywhere in the house, all at … Continue reading
Writers, Farmers: Two of a Kind
By Leonard Bishop I see the splendor of wheat fields sprawled throughout Kansas and I am stunned with wonder. I drive along the flat roads between cities and the green crops flow like an ocean beginning to fill … Continue reading
When You Know You’ve Finally Made It
By Leonard Bishop, Author of Dare To Be A Great Writer I dislike “name droppers” unless it’s my name they’re dropping. Early in my career as a writer I achieved that status. Everyone, in any profession, wants his/her name … Continue reading
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Multiple Viewpoints: Farrell is example; Writers come, go
By Leonard Bishop Sensible writers live with the knowledge that no matter how great or popular they become, they are quickly replaceable. Who today, ever reads or remembers James T. Farrell? In the 1930’s, 1940’s, and into the 1950’s, writers … Continue reading
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