by C. Michael Bennis | Oct 20, 2018 | Commentary
Ralph’s Place was there before I ever considered writing novels. It began as a bedtime story to my first son, 4-year-old Alex, whom we lost to cancer at six-years-old. Brother Daniel’s later arrival brought new Ralph Bedtime Stories that began when he was...
by C. Michael Bennis | Sep 20, 2018 | Commentary
I always had to be in my son’s bedroom at 8:30 p.m. for bedtime stories. It never mattered if I was in Madrid, Javea, Boston, Tucson, or Westport Connecticut (where a minibus took me to the Metro North RR into NYC). I had two boys (never together at the same time...
by C. Michael Bennis | Jul 27, 2017 | Commentary
The purpose of this blogpost is to help new writers with the exciting albeit frustrating creative process, plus some helpful suggestions on overcoming writer’s block. Publishing your first novel has never been easier thanks to CreateSpace, an Amazon company,as well as...
by C. Michael Bennis | Jul 25, 2017 | Commentary
C. Michael Bennis featured on The Balancing Act Airing on Lifetime Television TUCSON, Ariz. (MMD Newswire) November 11 , 2010 – Nov. 18, 2010 – 7-8 a.m. ET/PT Show Host Danielle Knox, Iinterviews romance author C. Michael Bennis “Michael is an...
by C. Michael Bennis | Jun 27, 2017 | Commentary
Colorado/Boulder is Hot! Men and women athletes won across the athletic spectrum: 9 individuals were crowned national champions, 39 athletes earned All-America honors, Skiing 1st place in Giant Slalom & Classical. Women’s lacrosse finished 16-4, after...
by C. Michael Bennis | Mar 6, 2017 | Commentary
Oxycodone was developed in 1917 in Germany, and is a moderately potent opioid analgesic generally indicated for relief of moderate to severe pain. Physicians often prescribe it because it works. This is a personal story about the unintended effects of the drug. In the...
by C. Michael Bennis | Jan 30, 2017 | Commentary
The fall of 1980 was a pivotal moment. After a series of misfortunes, my wife and I moved to New York City with the advice of an epidemiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital: Move to New York City and pit your minds against the best and brightest. Leave misfortune...
by C. Michael Bennis | Aug 1, 2016 | Commentary
Monday, August 2, 2016 This month we have a group of interesting writers with worlds of knowledge and expertise. The author interviews are a MUST read.Be sure to check out what they have coming next for their readers. I try to pick authors who are interesting studies...
by C. Michael Bennis | Jun 26, 2016 | Commentary
I began creating nightly Ralph’s Place stories thirty-nine years ago. Friends cautioned: ‘once you start you can never stop. Imagine returning from a stressful day at the office and having to pick up the burden of another nighttime story?’ Ironically, I never...
by C. Michael Bennis | Feb 13, 2016 | Commentary
Hold happiness tightly enjoy it brightly Javea was a little known paradise in the province of Alicante, Spain, when Bobbi and I stored our Madrid furniture and personal effects in January of 1980, and drove to the Costa Blanca in our new Citroen Méhari (orange...
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