From the Editor's Desk

Bike on a fence in Macungie, PA
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From the Editor’s Desk: The Grass is Always Greener (Premium)

My brother asked me an interesting and unexpected question this past weekend: Of all the…

Hand with measuring tape
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From the Editor’s Desk: Five Months In (Premium)

Five months ago, I resolved to take responsibility for my health and work with my…

Road sign reflecting in the dark
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From the Editor’s Desk: Autopilot (Premium)

I spend a lot of my time on autopilot, which is healthy and normal until…

My third home office this year
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From the Editor’s Desk: Running in Reverse (Premium)

This year has been … interesting. I've started work travel again, haltingly. And we moved,…

Get over yourself
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From the Editor’s Desk: The Unquiet American (Premium)

We're flying home from Mexico City tomorrow, and as we always do at the end…

Jumble of letters
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From the Editor’s Desk: For Write or Wrong (Premium)

As a writer, I have a long and complex history with Microsoft Word, and if…

Accurate and not accurate
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From the Editor’s Desk: Misleading (Premium)

There is no excuse for deliberately misleading readers, and yet many of my colleagues in…

Remote cabin
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From the Editor’s Desk: Feeling Remote (Premium)

I've worked from home for over 30 years, but the pandemic opened up this opportunity…

Band-aid on a street crack
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From the Editor’s Desk: Nothing Works (Premium)

Nobody likes to be criticized, but there is one bit of feedback I get that's…

Paul's kids in Paris
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From the Editor’s Desk: Mattering (Premium)

I’m always fascinated when I discover that something I’ve independently arrived at is in fact…

Groundhog wearing a top hat
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From the Editor’s Desk: Groundhog Day (Premium)

My life has turned into a real-life version of the movie Groundhog Day, where I’m…

Lego clutter
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From the Editor’s Desk: Always More to Do (Premium)

Well, we’re moving again, and it’s time to confront the seeming futility of all the…

Unfinished puzzle
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From the Editor’s Desk: Just One Piece of the Success Puzzle (Premium)

Two writing-related incidents this year helped remind me that you can channel small successes into…

Measuring tape
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From the Editor’s Desk: Check-In (Premium)

Last week, I had my first quarterly check-in after switching to a healthy low-carb diet.…

Rainbow brain
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From the Editor’s Desk: Mental Health Will Drive You, Well, You Know (Premium)

I've written a lot about my recent health initiatives, but I've skirted around the other…

UFO
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From the Editor’s Desk: UFOs Are Not Real (Premium)

As a child, I was fascinated by everything a child of my era would be…

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