Welcome to the Writing of Darryl Brooks

I dreamed a dream in times gone by — Summer’s Here, and the Time is Right for Racing in the Streets ~Bruce Springsteen I line up at the start, like a hundred races before. No. Not like before. This one is different. I can feel it. There is both a deep calm and nagging anxiety. Everyone around is stretching…

Start today, and you’ll thank me tomorrow — Every productivity expert you have ever read is wrong! And, if you’ll stick with me here, I’ll explain why. Every time management guru has a different way of doing things, but with few exceptions, all have one standard piece of advice. Don’t change your task management system. Their advice is…

North on Seventh Avenue and Hang a Right on West 57th — Wait. That’s not the way that goes. So how do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. I bought a guitar two years ago, almost to the day. And what have I done every day since? Practice, practice, practice. About two hours a day. That comes up to almost…

Why now and why Medium? — Count the days and the nights that it takes To get back in the saddle again Feed the pigeons some clay, turn the night into day And start talkin’ again when I know what to say ~ Blaze Foley Today, after a nine-month hiatus, I decided to begin writing on…

Writer, photographer, traveler, aspiring guitarist — Besides all those things, I’m retired and living in a wonderful over-55 community north of Atlanta, Georgia. I’ve been married to my beautiful, kind, and generous bride for 40 years and 21 days, and we have a daughter who lives in Bellingham, Washington. I don’t eat kale.

Beautiful Scenery and Iconic Architecture — Do you like to cruise? Are you thinking about taking your first cruise or cruising again after the year off we all shared?

How Safe Will It Be and Can It Even Be Fun? — Are you a cruiser, or have you thought about taking a cruise? I meant before Covid-19. Between 1994 and 2019, we took well over 60 cruises. Obviously, we like cruising, but we also found it both easy and economical. Pay one fee, and your room, meal, and most activities were…

From Dream Job to Nightmare — Once again, I awoke slowly with uhtceare worrying about my upcoming job interview. The interview that was today. As I dressed in my tonsorial finery, I mentally rehearsed answers to the inevitable questions. I was as prepared as I could be as I was ushered into my new employer’s office. …

How To Prepare Your Shots — I talked in the last chapter about what to shoot. In this edition, I want to discuss how to prepare them for submitting to stock sites. This is not a tutorial on how to process photographs. If you are not proficient in that or nailing it in camera, you need…