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Orson Scott Card’s “Characters & Viewpoint”

First and up front, I’ve never enjoyed an Orson Scott Card book. I could never get into them. They didn’t interest me. When a reviewer favorably compared my The Augmented Man to Card’s Ender’s Game, I scratched my head. Grateful, of course, and still confused. However, Card’s Characters & Viewpoint? Another story (forgive the pun) … Continue reading "Orson Scott Card’s “Characters & Viewpoint”"

“The Weight” is in The Fifth Di… December 2020

This has been a great year for me publications-wise, and it’s capped off with The Weight‘s appearance in the Dec 2020 The Fifth Di… The Weight has an interesting history. The story grew from meeting Peter Frampton when I was (considerably) younger. I wrote about that meeting in Peter Frampton – The Weight. The story … Continue reading "“The Weight” is in The Fifth Di… December 2020"

The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 8

The Goatmen of Aguirra is one of my favorite stories and, based on comments, popular among my readers (thankee!). It appears in my self-published Tales Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, as an individual ebook The Goatmen of Aguirra: A Tale Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, and was serialized in Piker Press in 2019. I’m sharing it here … Continue reading "The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 8"

Rablets

We suspect Reginald and Regina have been doing the dirty. Funny that humans – modern humans, anyway – put such boundaries on a natural, necessary activity. If it weren’t for all life being designed to pass its essence forward, you wouldn’t be reading this, I wouldn’t be writing this, trump would never have become president, … Continue reading "Rablets"

The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 7

The Goatmen of Aguirra is one of my favorite stories and, based on comments, popular among my readers (thankee!). It appears in my self-published Tales Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, as an individual ebook The Goatmen of Aguirra: A Tale Told ‘Round Celestial Campfires, and was serialized in Piker Press in 2019. I’m sharing it here … Continue reading "The Goatmen of Aguirra, Part 7"

Rabbits Love Yes

You may not know this; Rabbits love Yes. Not hearing the word, the epic rock group. We, of course, did not find this fascinating as we’ve been well aware wildlife has excellent musical taste for years. I mean, Tales from Topographic Oceans? Your Move? RoundAbout? C’mon. WildLife, The Old Ones, also love Queen, ELP, Cream, … Continue reading "Rabbits Love Yes"

Blog Tours, Part 2

I researched “blog tours” for the past six months, polling some 1,500 authors (self, indie, small house through major house (note: not Big5) publishers) and received responses from 793. The majority of responding authors are USA based (368), second high being Canada based (297), and a conglomerate minority (128) making up the Europe, Australia, South … Continue reading "Blog Tours, Part 2"

Four pieces for a workshop

I’m taking an online writing workshop. For several reasons. First and foremost, I know I can improve. Second and notquitemost, I enjoy learning. One assignment had four parts, shared here (to give folks a break from The Goatmen of Aguirra): Write a Character Description where the Character isn’t happy with their appearance Mary said yes. … Continue reading "Four pieces for a workshop"

Kits Galore

Kits. Cant get enough of them. Cant get enough of any wildlife, really. Except perhaps ticks. Which is a pity, you know? I mean, ticks are just doing what theyre designed to do, and if you believe everything has a purpose, ticks are suppose to be here. Ever wonder what the world would be like Continue reading "Kits Galore"

“The Boy in the Giant” is in Harvey Duckman Presents Volume 6!

Once again the Great and Wise C.G. Hatton, gracious editor of the Harvey Duckman Presents series, has deemed me worthy to be included in the latest publication, Harvey Duckman Volume 6   The included story is The Boy in the Giant, previously published with LadySparrohawks amazing artwork. You could read the story on this blog, Continue reading "The Boy in the Giant is in Harvey Duckman Presents Volume 6!"