Bruce Backman

Twenty years ago I taught a seminar on the “new age” movement. It was a fascinating topic to me as I saw many people in Los Angeles (where I lived at the time) embrace the theories that human evolution would bring about a “new age” for  humanity and the world.   Much of these theories [...]

Everyone has screwed up their own lives to one degree or another…everyone needs second chances. Some people are given “miraculous” second chances while others truly need to learn how to find and create their second chances.

I wrote this short story for my family for Christmas and just wanted to share…   The Christmas Ornament by Bruce Backman   She sat cuddling the hand-made ornament in her arms rocking back and forth in her favorite rocking chair handed down through two generations of Carsons. Tears were rolling down her cheeks remembering [...]