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“Meet Joseph Carrabis – An Author!” now on Joseph Lewis’ Blog

Brother author Joseph @jrlewisauthor Lewis kindly offered to interview me for his blog. He writes We crossed paths here and there and I found him to be funny, thought-provoking, and did I say, funny? Yes, I think I did. Joseph is a character. One never knows what will come out of his mouth, or when, … Continue reading "“Meet Joseph Carrabis – An Author!” now on Joseph Lewis’ Blog"

Rika Hemachandra Interviews Joseph Carrabis about Writing

I had the great good fortune to be interviewed by Artist, Architect, Design manager and budding Writer Rika Hemachandra. Rika currently works in the construction industry, loves art and design, has a passion for reading, spreadsheets (really? She says so) and a curiosity about people, history, current events and Cognitive dissonance (love the way she … Continue reading "Rika Hemachandra Interviews Joseph Carrabis about Writing"

Search Chapter 1 – Friday, 28 September 73

I posted my umpteenth take on a first chapter of Search on 12 November 2018. I liked the idea but not what was going on in that take so (once again) set the novel aside. Then I wrote a few short stories and completed The Shaman. One chapter in The Shaman dealt with the subject … Continue reading "Search Chapter 1 – Friday, 28 September 73"

Coyote are Cautious

I mentioned last week coyote are clever. This week we learn they are also cautious. With good reason, me thinks. They are misunderstood and misunderstanding’s denmate is caution, its cousin is fear. How many times have you not been sure of something and chosen caution as the default mechanism? Take a look at any government’s … Continue reading "Coyote are Cautious"

Poetry Workshop 4

I continue sharing my attempts at poetry written during a workshop I took. This is from the last class in the series. You can read my efforts in classes 1, 2, and 3. Continuing with his previous methodology, the teacher gave us one liners to build upon. Unlike my previous methodology, my first effort is … Continue reading "Poetry Workshop 4"

Classic Science Fiction Podcast – March 2021 – Murray Leinster’s “Exploration Team”

I’m honored and thrilled to be part of an ongoing tribute to classic, Golden Age science fiction. Yifeng You advertised for interested folks and I regularly read Golden Age stories to learn storycrafting, so it seemed like a good match. Next we asked Robin Baskerville, a fellow scifi enthusiast and well-known editor, if she’d like … Continue reading "Classic Science Fiction Podcast – March 2021 – Murray Leinster’s “Exploration Team”"

This week’s installment of “Backyard with the Carrabises”

Coyote are clever. Not to put down other Old Ones. The Wild doesn’t tolerate poor design. You think humans are grand engineers? Everything not manmade on this planet has gone through enumerable iterations, each one a minor improvement over the last. Then how come things are going extinct, you ask? Because humans are stupid. We … Continue reading "This week’s installment of “Backyard with the Carrabises”"

“Owen and Jessica” now on The Yard: Crime Blog

Subscribers may remember Owen and Jessica from previous posts. It’s a flash piece and always got laughs and applause when I read it publicly. I shopped it around, got lots of excellent comments from editors (who always asked to see more of my work) and no bites until this week. Owen and Jessica on The … Continue reading "“Owen and Jessica” now on The Yard: Crime Blog"

31 Years to Publication

It took two months to write, thirty-one years to get published. And you know what? It was worth the wait.

Poetry Workshop 3

I continue sharing my attempts at poetry written during a workshop I took. You can read my efforts in classes 1 and 2. The teacher again gave us one liners to build upon. Our first effort also had rhyming as a constraint, the second one was constrained only by a single word from our immediate … Continue reading "Poetry Workshop 3"