J. Kevin Tumlinson is The Writer_. Fiction, nonfiction, short stories and novels, articles and posts—he's writing worlds within words. This Substack features essays and observations, viewpoints on writing, and living your philosophy. All readers welcome.
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The Simple Menu
At this moment I am sitting in a coffee shop as an older man plays guitar. The songs are all familiar. Lots of Beatles covers, actually. Right this second it’s the Beatles’ If I Fell, which I’ve always found to be a sweet melody. I have to...
Open About It
I don’t know, but you may have noticed something about me. And maybe you haven’t quite realized it, or if you have maybe you don’t quite believe it. But there’s a fact about me that might make a lot of what I say and do make more sense…
I...
Off the Map
On Monday, 12 October, I will turn 54 years old.
I’m not trolling for birthday wishes, just thinking about what it means. The number of years under my belt (at times lapping over my belt—I need to start walking again). If humans were like...
The Slow Conversation
I’ve been reading a lot of books by writers lately.
Which is a funny thing to say, as all books are, presumably, “books by writers.” These days they could be the work of a robot. Or just someone whose aim isn’t the writing itself but is so...
The Origin (and trials) of PaPa Plant
On a corner of my desk is a small potted ivy. It’s been in my life longer than I’ve known my wife, and by extension all of her family. It’s spent more days with me than any living creature, now that I think about it. Tiny little ivy. I call...
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