by Bill Wren on June 17, 2011
Funny is always very subjective. For the purposes of this post, let us assume my post from yesterday (Dignity is an illusion) is funny. Why would I post it? It’s worth asking since it’s an old post from elsewhere. The original is from about six years ago. It’s also worth asking because it is a [...]
by Bill Wren on June 16, 2011
Rather than write yet again about stories, I thought I would tell a little story. This was actually written and posted about six years ago on another, now defunct blog. It is about the human condition … One day there was something wrong with my butt. It was remarkably itchy. But what can you do? [...]
by Bill Wren on September 13, 2010
You may have noticed that my post from yesterday lacked a certain seriousness. It was, however, serious in the sense that I actually have put an ebook together and it is called, Disrupted Lives and Other Commotions. I’m hoping to get it online this week. I will once I figure out a few technical aspects [...]
by Bill Wren on June 3, 2010
I decided to write a post titled, “How to write a story.” However, a quick Google search showed that Mark Twain had beaten me to it. How wonderful is that? He has a piece titled, “How to tell a story” (see note at bottom). In a nutshell: don’t over-tell. In terms of story and business, [...]
by Bill Wren on December 3, 2009
I’ve been lost in work all day and I’ve just come up for air. In my part of the world the day is as gray and grim as days get so, having lifted my head up from the work I’ve been doing, I am gripped by an indefinable feeling of apprehension. So I made a [...]