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December 16, 2020
Becoming a plotter?!?!
The age old debate amongst writers. That eternal battle between Plotters and Pantsers. I’ve always considered myself a Pantser. Most of the time I have a character and a vague idea and away we go. Probably why I have a thumb drive full of unfinished half baked ideas. This week has started out different. As […]
October 8, 2020
Decorating the mind…
A dear friend of mine shared a tweet that got me thinking. I’m sharing the tweet as I’ve tracked down the original author and followed him and his friend he mentions. It’s, to me at least, a very powerful way to look at two of the arts. For myself, as I have trouble drawing stick […]
June 15, 2020
38 years old…
June 16th, 2020, I turn 38. In two years I’ll be 40 and on the downhill slide as people look at it. If you’d asked me 20 years ago where I’d be, I never would have thought: married, three kids (one of which a teenager), and working in a factory. I’d hoped to be writing, […]
June 7, 2020
June is here…
Time flies when the world is in crisis and you have three kids to keep track of. The Coronavirus Pandemic is still in full swing though states are starting to open up a bit. We shall see if this is too soon or not in the coming weeks and months. I’m not a fan of […]
February 20, 2020
YouTube, Basketball, and Short Stories-February on a roll
Hello all. February has been a crazy month so far and it’s not over yet. Emma (my 3yr old) has a YouTube channel now for all the adventures she gets up to. we also started a Facebook page and Instagram account. She’s really enjoying all her activities. Her mom and I are loving sharing our […]
February 3, 2020
February already?!?!?!
How does this happen? We are already a month into the new year. I feel like I just woke up from the sensory/family overload of the holidays. Oh wait, that’s cause I spent this last weekend at an indoor water park, sharing a villa with my wife’s entire family (Parents, brothers and sister, plus their […]
January 28, 2020
Welcome to the Roaring 20s…
Hello all. It’s been a year and a half since I last posted so this one is going to be a bit long. Lots of big changes so I’m going o have updates in my Fatherhood, Writing, and Business aspects of my life. So break out the jazz music and brush up on your Charleston. […]
May 11, 2018
Book Review – Re: Camelot Part One: The Descendant of the King by E.C. Fisher
Re: Camelot Part One: The Descendant of the King E.C. Fisher 5 Stars King Arthur is one of my favorite literary legends. I’ve read lots of variations and this one delivers on so many levels. Potentially spoilerish comments follow. Young Arthur is an orphan and outcast at the private school his guardian sent him to. […]
May 9, 2018
Fatherhood: May 9th, 2018
Here’s a few of the things I have learned about my daughter in the few weeks since she turned two. 1: If you stub your toe and exclaim “Shit”, your two year old will constantly repeat said word at inappropriate moments, making you feel like the worst parent ever. 2: You can spend longer than […]
May 8, 2018
Book Review – Hatching the Phoenix Egg by Joel Horn
Hatching The Phoenix Egg (Mare Tranquillitatis Series Book 2) Joel Horn 5 Stars Joel Horn takes his precocious band of misfit geniuses from ”Lost Coast Rocket” (see my review here) to the next level in this exciting sequel. I always try to stay spoiler free in my reviews but… A trip to Jupiter, epic science, […]
