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.

I expect that on Wednesday we will be asking people to inform the inquiry as to whether they have any read more

I expect that on Wednesday we will be asking people to inform the inquiry as to whether they have any wish to examine the prime minister in relation to his statement.

Big energy lobbyists may be cheering the bill's enactment, but ordinary Americans had better hold fast to their wallets. As read more

Big energy lobbyists may be cheering the bill's enactment, but ordinary Americans had better hold fast to their wallets. As gasoline prices careen out of control, the bill keeps America speeding down the wrong road toward more oil consumption, more drilling, and more pollution.

I'd like to stop at 3 feet and let it set a little, see how it looks along the seams.

I'd like to stop at 3 feet and let it set a little, see how it looks along the seams.

We don't have the fingerprints of terrorist groups. But we do have the pictures of terrorist groups.

We don't have the fingerprints of terrorist groups. But we do have the pictures of terrorist groups.

I have always fought for ideas -- until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of read more

I have always fought for ideas -- until I learned that it isn't ideas but grief, struggle, and flashes of vision which enlighten.

There are average athletes, then there are above-average athletes. He has started for four years - ever since he was read more

There are average athletes, then there are above-average athletes. He has started for four years - ever since he was a freshman - and he has taken a beating. But this year, he's giving one.

I don't want Doug Melvin with money burning a hole in his pocket, ... We're already scouting free agents for read more

I don't want Doug Melvin with money burning a hole in his pocket, ... We're already scouting free agents for next year. But we are not getting free agents if it's not the right fit.

There was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer than nasty ones.

There was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer than nasty ones.