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A Creative Place for Storytelling – ReflectWithJames.com
My earliest memory of being introduced to poetry and storytelling was in 1960, at the age of four, when my maternal grandmother shared her rendition of ‘The Night Before Christmas’ (Chapter 41) with my two older sisters and me and soon after I was visiting Grandmother regularly throughout my childhood to share other poems and children’s…
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A TURD in THE PICKLE JAR! – First in A Series of Books
This book is inspired by those toxic individuals who seem to disrupt the vibe for everyone else at a gathering. Maybe it’s that simpleton sitting next to you on a trans-continental flight who holds everyone around him hostage by sharing his business dealings much louder on his phone than is necessary, as if we…
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Neuro-connectivity: Sensation – Emotion – Memory
It almost seems unworldly that the slightest ‘whiff’ of a familiar smell can bring back an avalanche of memories from the past. Perhaps it is the distinct scent of a perfume from someone you once loved, just as the sweet aroma of freshly baked banana bread always conjures up early childhood memories, singing alongside…
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How Do I Wish to be Remembered?
When I was diagnosed with late-stage cancer (i.e., chronic lymphocytic leukemia) at age 43 (1999), my wife and I were devastated. I was already exhausted from trying to keep up with our two-year-old twins and a six-week-old newborn, while juggling my responsibilities as a business and equity partner in our biopharma consulting company with…