Art in Progress
I just finished a new art piece for the Seattle Worldcon Art Show coming up in August, which I’ve titled Freedom. The piece is a mix of sci-fi and fantasy as I pulled in one of the cat-like creatures from Read More…
Riley Loves Cheese
Riley loves cheese and not just the kind in Beth Cato‘s new book, a cozy mystery involving lots of cheese and cheesy murder. 😉 If he could, Riley would eat cheese until he popped. In fact, if Molli and I Read More…
Speed Date a Book
Last December, I was part of Strong Women, Strange World’s Holiday Extravaganza Event, which included my participating in “Speed Date a Book,” in which folks who attended got to speed date Amaskan’s Blood. It was a ton of fun and Read More…
Cycles
Most authors have cycles or a process they use when writing a novel, myself included. Over the years, mine has changed here and there as my abilities and knowledge in my craft changed (aka improved), but nothing changed it more Read More…
Your Best
All you can do is your best when it comes to your family. Molli and I try our absolute best to do right by our three kitties—goodness knows we’ve spent enough money on them and their medical issues over the Read More…
A Journey
I’m about to say something really cliche, but bear with me. Writing is a journey, and it should be. So why the cliche? This comes from a conversation I was having this past weekend with my wife, Molli, about how Read More…
Some Data
I’m a huge fan of data, so I have some data for you. 😉 I seem to have made it through some long COVID brick wall or over the hump or whatever you want to call it. My creativity has Read More…
Talking Cats
As a reader, I’m a HUGE fan of books with talking animals. After all, I cut my teeth so to speak on Valdemar with talking horses and swords. I love Tailchaser’s Song by Tad Williams and The Ghatti Tales by Read More…
Edge of the World
I don’t write poetry often, mostly because I don’t think I’m all that good at it, but some-what because of an asshole professor in college. It was an Introduction to Poetry Writing course as an undergrad and for our first Read More…
The Power of a Good Song
My Monday began with a panic attack as my anxiety would not let me get my day going without reminding me of every single stress on my plate. Without fail, it listed every task and every way I was failing Read More…
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