Reading Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography reminded me why he’s a superstar: He loves connecting with people through clear, passionate writing. Writers could learn a thing or two from the Boss. Here’s how you can write like him.

I long bragged about eventually writing a novel — a can’t-miss blockbuster about an Irish rebel and American hero. I bragged so long that someone beat me to it. Read why you shouldn’t let someone else write your novel.

The Blizzard of ’78 seemed like a once-in-a-lifetime experience when I was seven years old, so as a blizzard approached in 2015, the memories flashed back so vividly, I felt like a child again. Read why.

Anybody can bake a Swedish apple pie. If I can do it, so can you. Find out how.

A decade after Johnny Cash’s death, the man in black seems alive as ever. Read about the singer of songs.

I had the honor of contributing to the Why Write Project, an initiative by a Nashua high school teacher to promote the importance of writing. Check it out.

He might sing silly love songs, but days after the Boston Marathon bombings, Neil Diamond’s corn-dog stage persona gave a wounded city the salve it needed. Cheesy times never felt so good.

Parenthood is all about sacrifice, even if it means putting aside a great book. Read how the magic I often found with written words came to life with an infant.

Joe Heaney was a poetic John Wayne. Here’s my take on one of New England’s best journalists.