TonyMar 18, 20213 minRediscover your magic, crafting order from chaosPANAMA CITY BEACH — They say that the secret to working magic is directing energy by force of will to impose order on chaos, to transform...
TonyFeb 5, 20213 minColonized by wordsPANAMA CITY — I have a phrase taped to the top edge of my laptop screen. The two short sentences are from dialogue spoken by an...
TonyNov 23, 20203 minChristmas in the time of COVIDMy daughter told me recently that I suffer from the "old man syndrome" of getting weepy at the drop of a hat. She's not wrong. (It may...
TonyNov 18, 20205 minWe have much to be thankful forIf you're like me this year, it might be difficult to see the silver linings, or to vocalize the things for which we're thankful. So I...
TonyNov 12, 20203 minCheck your depth of LifeIt has been a long, strange and emotionally draining year — and many of us may be feeling like we're adrift. Loneliness and isolation...
TonyNov 2, 20203 minWriting in the Year of COVIDNOTE: I just finished my autumn session of "The Art of Story," my creative writing class in Gulf Coast State College's Education Encore...
TonyOct 14, 20203 minUNDERCURRENTS: Memories of Tricks and TreatsI couldn't help but reflect on the Halloween of 2018 this week, as I was adding spooky-fun events to our various calendars while the...