Author: Ron Stempkowski
The V Day Gauntlet
Ken always scoffed at the idea of Valentine’s Day. A Hallmark Holiday, he’d call it. But the truth is, he just didn’t believe it should be relegated to one day a year. He was always ... Read More
A Book in a Day
“The Rules of Inheritance” was released on February 2. I woke up that morning to an email from Amazon.com, letting me know the book had been delivered to my Kindle. Up and out of bed with ... Read More
Quick Hit: A Favorite Thing
I haven’t had a chance to sit down and blog this past week, though–as always–I have continued making notes on things that strike my fancy, and that I think would make for a good blog... Read More
Reflections on Two Years Ago…
I couldn’t believe when I looked at the calendar this week and realized I’d completely missed the anniversary of Ken’s hemipelvectomy surgery. And more than that, I can’t belie... Read More
Keeping My Head Low @ CVS (and Other Lessons Learned)
I have the good fortune and good genes to not be sick very often. This week I got sick. Just a cold. But a bad one for a big baby who who hasn’t been sick since before Ken was rediagnosed with c... Read More
The Writing is on the Wall
I really enjoyed writing last week’s blog. And it came at just the right time. I began the new year with a grand cleaning and organizing project around the apartment. I’d gone through ever... Read More
If You Build It, They Will Come (like it or not)
I grew up in the church–or rather I grew up in a church. No, my parents weren’t a pair evangelical ministers–they were a pair of…other “colorful” nicknames throughout t... Read More
Turning the Shiny Page
Like any story worth investing in–the kind that can sweep you up into its enthralling grip–turning the page is the only way to find out where the story leads, taking with you the sum of th... Read More