by Sbexon | May 22, 2024 | Author, Career, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Writing
Image by BillionPhotos on Freepik I used to think it was only writers who were extra aware of the different markets that welcomed us in, but I’m coming to know that readers also share that priority. Readers have supported independently-published books for a long time...
by Sbexon | Apr 24, 2024 | Author, Career, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Writing
Do you have apophenia? This is when numbers and patterns of numbers are considered to be meaningful when they’re not. I think I might have it, which makes me think I should stop consulting Dr. Google. But it also makes me wonder why someone else should have the right...
by Sbexon | Mar 12, 2024 | Author, Career, Community, History, Lifestyle, News, Nostalgia, Writing
Have you ever received a message completely out of the blue from a person you strain with all your might to recall, but for whom you apparently wielded a gigantic influence? I’ve had old friends look me up and some thank you notes from work colleagues over the years....
by Sbexon | Dec 14, 2023 | Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Writing
I bet you’re right in the middle of writing Christmas cards. I am, although I’ve cut my list down to just a dozen or so in an effort to keep things simple. I’ve always found this tradition to be a top seasonal stressor – as I wrote about in this article that was first...
by Sbexon | Nov 29, 2023 | Career, Community, Lifestyle, Retirement, Writing
It really does take a village to accomplish things successfully – from raising healthy children (where the saying originally came from) to accomplishing your career goals to navigating retirement. The old proverb implies that the entire community should provide for...
by Sbexon | Aug 12, 2023 | Career, Retirement, Wellness, Writing
‘The selfie I took on the first day back to work from vacation a couple of years ago was already starting to show pretty clear signs of career fatigue!’ I signed up for a First Aid course the month before I retired, which seemed even to me to be much more...