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August 19, 2022
Butterflies Bloom: #TankaTuesday
This week’s #TankaTuesday prompt from WordCraft Poetry is to write an ekphrastic poem, a poem inspired by visual art. Reena provided a piece of her artwork for the challenge. My response is a tanka with a syllable count of 5/7/5/7/7. * Butterflies Bloom * riot of color wild whimsy overlapping patterned with daydreams a mosaic […]
August 14, 2022
Book Trailer: The Necromancer’s Daughter
My release of The Necromancer’s Daughter later this month is creeping ever closer. I love creating images for my books and then turning them into trailers. It’s a bit of procrastination that feels productive. The trailer is complete, and it’s time to let it fly. I hope you enjoy the show. (If you give it […]
August 11, 2022
More July and a few August Book Reviews
Yes, it’s only the middle of August, but travels have messed up my schedule. Fortunately, my reading hasn’t suffered, and I have some great books for you, all read between tromping up the trails. I need to share the reviews before they pile up any higher. This bunch of reviews is for 4 and 5-star […]
August 8, 2022
Canadian Rockies Haiku
I’m back after two weeks of exploring the Canadian Rockie Mountains. I hiked just shy of 55 miles (88 km) and climbed almost 15,000 feet (4572 m) in elevation. It was glorious. The internet was horrible, and I dropped and smashed my laptop while searching for a place to get online. Oh well, more time […]
July 21, 2022
July Book Reviews
Yes, it’s only the middle of July, but in a few days, I’m heading out to explore the Canadian Rockies. For a couple of glorious weeks, I’ll be hiking here: And hopefully I’ll run into one of these (at a distance): I already have a bunch of reviews to share and didn’t want the stack […]
July 17, 2022
Word Craft Poetry “Dreams”
A few days ago, Colleen Chesebro announced the winners of the Word Craft Poetry Syllabic Poetry Contest held to honor the Summer Solstice. The theme was dreams, and poets were instructed to use the syllabic form “tanka prose.” This form combines short prose with a 5-line tanka poem (with a syllable count of 5/7/5/7/7). I was delighted […]
July 13, 2022
The Necromancer’s Daughter: Joreh
Joreh is the last of my trio of main characters. You’ve met Barus and Aster. Joreh is my reluctant protagonist. The poor guy is riddled with ambivalence. I make all my characters suffer, but Joreh is the least sure of his convictions, and he more than the other characters will be forced to make the […]
July 5, 2022
The Necromancer’s Daughter: Aster
With a book launch on the horizon, I’ve started introducing my three main characters. This is Aster, a young woman who was born dead and resurrected by Barus, the necromancer. He’s raised her as his own, and though he’s warned her away from dragons… she can’t find it in herself to be afraid. I hope […]
June 30, 2022
June Book Reviews (Part Two)
More book reviews for the month of June, as promised. I suspect July will be quieter (famous last words). I hope you find a great read for the beach or hammock, or for those readers in the thick of winter, a story to warm you by the fire. Below are reviews for this month’s 4 […]
June 25, 2022
Interview with Yvette at Priorhouse
Yvette Prior at Priorhouse kindly offered me a chance to do a mini-interview on her blog. Of course, I snapped it up, and it’s live today. If you have a chance, stop by to say hi. See you there. *** Hello Readers, Today I am sharing “TEN Questions with an Author” featuring D Wallace Peach. Some […]
