Tears are the summer showers to the soul.

Tears are the summer showers to the soul.

We're looking forward to the next step in the process, and it's a process that will go on over a read more

We're looking forward to the next step in the process, and it's a process that will go on over a period of months.

If they lose the first big Medicaid case, the other side gets additional strength out of that kind of loss. read more

If they lose the first big Medicaid case, the other side gets additional strength out of that kind of loss. And they're going to be able to demand more of the industry.

Law is commands joined to threats of punishment

Law is commands joined to threats of punishment

Whether you're working at McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, there's really no sex appeal to that kind of job.

Whether you're working at McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, there's really no sex appeal to that kind of job.

We have a tough stretch ahead of us. I have no reason to believe they'll approach it any other way read more

We have a tough stretch ahead of us. I have no reason to believe they'll approach it any other way than they have the first half of the season. I am surprised they've done this well so soon.

The Burmese leader welcomed our offer and explained to our president their seven-point political road map in detail.

The Burmese leader welcomed our offer and explained to our president their seven-point political road map in detail.

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as read more

Each story I've written starts out as a vague idea that seems to be going nowhere, then suddenly materializes as a completed concept. It almost seems like a discovery, as if the story was always there. The few elements I start out with are actually clues. If I figure out what they mean, I can discover the story that's waiting.

A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of read more

A single prop that does not look real to an audience can louse you up. The same is true of the smallest flaw in setting up the motivation in a story line.