
Panhandling my way through life
The signature line on my personal email is, Wordsmithing my way through life, one story at a time. However, after reading Elizabeth Berg's article, I might need a slight revision. In her Medium.com article, What It Takes To Be A Writer, Elizabeth recommends a writer needs to be a panhandler: "You need to collect all you notice and then sift through it for the gold; you need to be discerning. You need a sense of restraint, a sense of timing. You need to know when to hold back