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I am trying to be better about blogging here more, so I woke up this morning with a plan for this post. I was going to talk a bit about some good books I’ve read lately and some excellent TV Read More…
Book 101 Review Pt 2
Amaskan’s Blood is the most personal book I’ve ever written, outside of my memoir. That’s saying something for a fictional work.” For the month of February, I’m the Author of the Month on the Book 101 Review, a podcast with Read More…
Book 101 Review Pt 1
Writing is something I have to do. I don’t really have an option here.” For the month of February, I’m the Author of the Month on the Book 101 Review, a podcast with over 700 episodes and run by Daniel Read More…
2024 Year in Review
2024… What can I say to you? What can I say about you? You looked at 2023 and said hold my beer. For my household, 2024 was challenging on all fronts. So what happened? My 2024 Year in Review The Read More…
Nikki
Because I got sick this week, I missed that four days ago, the great poet Nikki Giovanni died. She is probably my favorite poet of all time and I’ve certainly shared her poetry on this site before because of that. Read More…
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…
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