It is a strange thing to stand with your family and watch a loved one die. I suppose that has a lot to do with the way we handle death in our country, our rejection of the end of life and what that means, our attempts to try and cling to and continue our lives…
I mince no words about my love for Connie Willis’ writing. Ever since I discovered her collection of short stories, Impossible Things, I’ve been an admirer of her prose. She has a remarkable way of drawing you into a story, and can write in a variety of forms, whether suspenseful drama or comedic slapdash. Doomsday…
Bear with me, because this post might go a lot of different ways. I’m not sure yet how it’s going to turn out. What I am sure about is I need to get these thoughts down and share them. We are going through a rough time in America right now. This struggle really began back…
Totally not the type of writing I should be doing (I did that, too, though), but the whole Bannon/Trump fight is amusing the fuck out of me. Especially since it’s clear Trump has condemned the book as “fake” while still believing everything it says Bannon says and is trashing him mercilessly on Twitter. And Bannon…
I’ve been working on a long post about our nation and our current political climate, but that’s a dissertation that’ll require another month to sort out in my head and hone. In the meantime, I wanted to reflect on 2017 and look forward to what 2018 may have in store for us. 2017 Writing Goals:…
I’ve finally begun thinking about goals for 2018. I’ve got the usual writing goals – finish one novel that is in the works, make significant progress on the WWI fantasy trilogy, and write/finish ten new short stories. But on top of that, I’ve decided I need to read more, so I’m adding “Read 100 novels”…
This is a post in three parts. I think three. At least two. Well, we’ll see what happens. We binged watched the new Netflix series, The Punisher, this past week. Now I’ll preface this review by saying the Punisher is not one of my favorite Marvel characters. He’s probably not even in the top twenty.…
I’ve been a Stephen King fan for many years, and read a ton of his works. While I love his novels, it’s his ability to deftly craft a creepy short story that I admire the most. I’ve had the pleasure of reading several of his collections in the past, including the one that contained the…
Today’s post will be about depressing songs, which furthers none of my writing goals. That’s just how I roll. I started thinking of website popularity again. Specifically my website. What makes a website really popular? Well, to be popular you have to have lots of viewers. Imagine the irony. But, how should I achieve this? …
I want to get some thoughts down about my experiences during the past week before they begin to fade too much. I posted for friends and family on Facebook, so I’ll pull some of my words from those daily missives. I arrived on Saturday evening after swinging through New Jersey to pick up Elsa, another…