Blog Revamp

One thing I have been pondering is how to get more visits to the blog. To that end, I decided I need to be a bit more structured than I am right now. To that end, I’ll be posting certain types of content on different days of the week. I… Continue reading

Social Media Sabbatical – What I’ve Been Up To

I notified the world last week Tuesday that I intended to take a social media sabbatical and also refrain from participating in Codex as well. The intention was, and still is, to wrap my mind around a few issues that I ave been facing, as well as to take my… Continue reading

Three Short Fiction Sales

I have three short story sales that I don’t believe I have officially announced here. First, The Adjoa Gambit, which originally appeared in issue 3 of Orson Scott Card’s intergalactic Medicine Show in October of 2006 now appears in the Triumph over Tragedy anthology. The story was donated and proceeds… Continue reading

Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale 2013 (With pix of the Batmobile)

Those who know me also know I’m really not a car person. I’ve lived a few miles from the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale for 14 years. This is the first time I’ve gone to it, and only because two of my teenagers are car nuts. That said, I like looking… Continue reading

Polar Bear Swim to Support Jay Lake

As many already know, author Jay Lake is battling cancer. His options are limited, and one way to find a possible treatment is a genome mapping. Insurance doesn’t cover that, so Jay’s friends set up a fundraiser witha goal of $10,000 and a stretch goal of $20,000 (for expedited analysis… Continue reading

Rush in Concert

It’s a testament to how busy I’ve been that I’m only getting to this now, even though the concert was last Sunday. In response to his sisters going to several concerts, including Hollywood Undead and One Direction, last summer I bought a pair of tickets for my son and I… Continue reading

Where I Have Been

Yes, I realize it has been around a month without a blog post here. I have been busy, you see, I decided that I am going to write full-time. Preparation of opening a new business has been time-consuming, but I’m nearly ready now. I am planning to do copywriting for… Continue reading