Because I’m Happy
There’s an article going around social media regarding a study that found the top 10 songs guaranteed to make someone happy. The study concluded those songs were the following: Queen, “Don’t Stop Me Now” ABBA, “Dancing Queen” Beach Boys, “Good Read More…
A Big, Damn Update!
I haven’t updated folks about some of the chaos in my world in a bit, so I’m taking a moment to do so since yesterday was a very bad, no-good, fuck-it-all kind-of day. I’m all up in my feels and Read More…
What’s Taking So Long?
I remember a time when writing was easier. Note that I didn’t say easy. Writing fiction isn’t easy. Anyone who tells you otherwise is doing something wrong, at least in my opinion. Juggling characters, settings, plot lines, conflicts, and world Read More…
T-Minus 4 Hours
T-Minus 4 Hours until the clocks roll around and it’s midnight here in the greater Seattle area, meaning it will officially be 2024 (at least that was how long when I began this post… now it’s more like 3 hours). Some Read More…
Awards Eligibility Post 2023
It’s that time again where folks are reading works published in 2023 and nominating them for various awards. The following are works of mine published in 2023. Short Story Collections and/or Novel Length Works: Dragon Springs & Other Things (Short Read More…
Visions!
Visions: The Art of Jeff Sturgeon If you remember, my short story “Scout’s Honor” was a part of Jeff Sturgeon’s anthology The Last Cities of Earth a few years back. Its Kickstarter did so well that the book was picked up Read More…
There’s Beauty in the Breakdown
If you know me at all, you know that music is life for me. So is writing and art, but music makes up my personal triad in the pieces that make up me. One of my favorite lyrics ever comes Read More…
The March from Hell
March has been…chaos. 2020 was hell. 2021 was heller. 2022 said, “Hold my beer!” in the worst way possible, especially last month. For those following along on social media, you know that Riley’s heart meds are killing his kidneys. Nothing Read More…
99 Tiny Terrors
Hey folks! I’ve got a new horror short story called “Drip” in an anthology from Pulse Publishing called 99 Tiny Terrors. There are 99 short stories in this anthology, just in time for your Halloween season. Pulse Publishing kicked Read More…
With a Little Help from My Friends…
I’m going to be offline (except for cell) for a bit as my computer has a hardware failure. Due to Covid-19 and being high risk for it, my machine is being mailed back to Apple for hardware repair and diagnostics. Read More…
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