Jack LaFountain's Blog, page 37
January 13, 2020
Know Jack #123
I dug the bat all the way from the on deck circle tonight, but I’m stepping up to the plate. The truth is I’m in a slump. I realize that happens to everyone. Sometimes you have to make changes in how you approach things, however, I feel the best way out is to keep stepping... Continue Reading →
January 11, 2020
Bayou Moon Chapter 4
The call came in at eleven-thirty. Ten minutes later, Landry was driving south down Panther Creek Road toward Black Sulfur Bayou. He hit the first pothole about a half mile outside the city limits. The frequency and depth of the potholes rapidly multiplied until the asphalt vanished in favor of a dirt washboard. The... Continue Reading →
January 9, 2020
Know Jack #122 Book Nerds
I was back to work today writing revisions and additions to Castle of Spirits. I’ve finally had a long enough break from the story to make it fun again. For what I hear from the experts, I should be cutting massive portions from the first draft and tuning up the remnant. This one is definitely... Continue Reading →
January 8, 2020
The Colonel #23
America is a nation founded on abstract principles in a world of nations founded on lineage, personality, religion, and force of arms. This is not to say these things did not influence the founding of America, for where people gather all of these things interact in some way. However, it is principle that is the... Continue Reading →
January 7, 2020
Know Jack #121
If you’ve ever worked a job, had to mentally/physically drag yourself out of bed, grumbled as you got ready, cussed at every other driver on the way there only to have the day go downhill from there…raise your hand. Oh good, I’m not the only one. As a nurse, I could usually get by with... Continue Reading →
January 5, 2020
Lost Crusader #24 The Universe and God
“And Moses said to God, ‘Behold, when I come to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, the God of your fathers sent me to you; and they say to me, What is his name?’ What shall I say to them? And God said…I AM THAT I AM…I AM has sent me to... Continue Reading →
January 4, 2020
Bayou Moon Chapter 3
The alarm screaming in Landry’s ear was merciless. The number of times Delmer Rousseau’s headless body flashed across his mind meant nothing. The alarm had one job to do and, by God, it was going to do it until Landry got his ass up. It was seven o’clock, there were people to serve and... Continue Reading →
January 3, 2020
Know Jack #120 Free to Screw Up
Personal liberty is something we in America seem to surrender too easily to group-think.We rave about our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…until we run up against a pursuit we don’t like, then it’s damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead we need to sink that shit. Does the right to life, liberty,... Continue Reading →
January 2, 2020
Know Jack #119
The new year is here and with the holiday safely in the rear view mirror, today was back to work for me. Good-bye to reasons to eat more than I should and excuses for skipping exercising. I should be sad, but I’m not…I’m refreshed and ready to go. Today was time for rewriting and revising... Continue Reading →
December 30, 2019
Know Jack #118
I’m continuing my holiday stay-cation and consequently the blog has been receiving less attention than normal. This week between Christmas and New Years is always a bit of a puzzle with some things winding down and others chomping at the bit to get under way. I decided to just say the heck with work and... Continue Reading →
