Going Alone

Two young men, in the twilight of their college years, find themselves walking side by side along a beach. The sand beneath their feet is...

I was at the office yesterday and a young coworker asked about my book. I had a copy in my bag which I signed and gave to him. The smile...

It’s 7:00 AM and time for another live book reading from Going Alone. Today, I’ll read the short chapter titled The Writing Bridge, which...

I’m back at the beach today for a second try (after failing yesterday due to rain). Having completed one full reading of Going Alone from...

It’s time for my first live book reading since before going to Japan. This morning, I’ll read the final bits of my book, GoingAlone....

Tomorrow I go back to Japan. It’s been almost nine years to the day since I left that country behind. I was kinda broken inside then. I’d...

I’m reading a book now without chapters, which is interesting and engaging, like a life without any determined pause; just episodes, and...

Such punctuation on a day. To be cold, wet, alone and at the cusp of night. Such a way to see a good day through—to make even a difficult...

It’s becoming much easier to run. At first, two weeks back, the running was a labored, straining, gasping affair; stopping for breath at...

There’s someone new at the beach… A young woman began coming here alone a few weeks back. She sits by herself a hundred yards up the...

My holiday has begun, and my mind is unspooling the thoughts of work to instead dwell on thoughts of time—and the good use of time—and...

One more day of work before vacation. I think the teams have everything under control. I noticed positive Teams chatter after I’d logged...

The tide is very low tonight... I feel like I’m running over and across the bottom of the sea. Miles glide by like sailing. #GoingAlone...

I barely beat nightfall tonight. Just a few seconds of direct, warm, sunlight before the day is gone. That’s alright. I’ll take whatever...

The storms have passed and our winter beach has returned to it’s familiar attitude and ways. It’s good to run again down and into the ...

So incredibly cold! This wind! And that sky! I can’t type for the shaking of my hands. Beautiful! Just love it! #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife...

I talked to a thirty-something year old surfer just now, looking down in the dumps by the stairs. He was dripping wet, watching his four...

I missed two whole days jumping into the sea. And boy did I miss ‘em. It’s like skipping a necessary meal, or missing sleep, or ...

I added to my evening swim today a half mile run through the shallow waters where the ocean caresses the land here in Huntington Beach....

Forgot my glasses today. So, I’ll just run instead of type. #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife #TrueLimits The Good Life Meditation is my daily...