by Ron Barak | May 31, 2016
Under the capable auspices of Karen Dionne and Kelly Meister, The Wife and I and a handful of other privileged writing students spent the past week at the Salt Cay Writers Retreat in The Bahamas, being counseled by the likes of bestselling authors Lee Child, Ann Hood...
by Ron Barak | May 26, 2016
We’ve all seen those full page ads in our daily newspapers, right? They’re there every single day. The ones claiming miracle cures for our backs, our knees, our migraine headaches, our neuropathy, the excess inches on our waistlines, and whatever else ails us. Or the...
by Ron Barak | May 24, 2016
The P Word You all know about the . . . N word, right? I want to slide us a couple of letters further along the scale of the alphabet song and have a conversation about . . . the P word. Can you tell me what the P word is? No? Okay, let me give you a hint. Oh, let’s...
by Ron Barak | May 20, 2016
Will wonders never cease? In an unprecedented but well received move two days ago–that no one other than yours truly advised–Donald Trump publicly released his list of potential Supreme Court nominees–precisely as this writer was the first to...
by Ron Barak | May 19, 2016
Barbara and Dana Davis, mother and daughter, are the heart and soul of the Children’s Diabetes Foundation. They are simply incredible. Through CDF, they have raised over $100 million to fund the Barbara Davis Center in search of a cure for diabetes. They’re not done...