Local Man, Age 53, Develops Pecs and Arms and is Called Sexy First Time

Why did I wait until deep middle-age to discover this?

Zen and the Art of Travel Writing

It’s about the details — but it’s about much more than that

When Everyone Expected Me to Succeed, I Failed

When they expected me to fail, I won

A Memoir of Music and War The Vietnam Tour 1968–1969

By William “Billy” Higgins

Are People Who Laugh at Everything Insane?

Maybe, But They’re Not as Crazy as Those Who Don’t

You’re Told To Write What You Know…But What If You Know Dragons, Spaceships, and Hobbits?

When I was in college, I took a creative writing course with a not well-known, but critically-adored novelist, then in her sixties. A…

Expecting nothing from Nature leads to rewards: photographing the elusive brush-tailed rock wallaby…

A week in to my expedition I had given up on the photo I was after, then Nature said: "Here. Don't try so hard." Photo'ing The Shadow Part…

The Quiet Joy of Being A Local

I was waiting in a queue when an interesting thought came to mind

The Boy Who Loved Stories Grew Into A Man Who Loved Cheap Alcohol

A mother, a son, and the brutal telling that ended us

Star Trek’s Chekov was My Next-Door Neighbor

R.I.P. Walter  Koenig — I’ll always remember your dog-walks

We Need More Dead Kids in This Video Game

What’s a few small bodies for a few million extra dollars?

We’re Serious Writers! Adults! How Dare We Be So Silly!

Meeting Medium writer Joe Guay in person brought a much needed sparkle back to my introverted writer’s soul

Taking My Seat at the Mahjong Table

A Chinese American Game of Life

Diners And Clouds: Chock-Full Of Old Men

Follow the miracle

You might never have had a “writer’s block”

And repeating this is doing you harm

You don’t have to become who others expect you to be

I couldn’t care less about other people’s expectations

In the Worst of Times, in Every Era, Creators Still Must Create

A visit to artistry brought me out of a funk

Important Publication Updates

Medium has brought in some new situations we need to incorporate

Intergenerational Friendships Keep My Life Layered and Unexpected

Older and younger friends keep me on my toes