It’s been a month since good fortune befell me and my book. There has been a lot of soul searching involved, not just with my literary pursuits, but with DayJob(tm) and my recreational hockey career. I think the best I was able to explain it to Liz was, “There’s nothing wrong, per se, and that’s […]

Back in June, when I was just getting started with Instagram, I was fortunate enough to have connected with J.V. Hilliard on a random “follow every author” day. As I was going through his posts, I saw that he was connected with Twin Tales Publishing, and that they had started their 2022 Book Awards. They […]

Most people who know me know that I am no great fan of summer. Maybe my body doesn’t regulate temperature terribly well or maybe I’ve become so acclimated to The Great Indoors that I just can’t deal with it anymore. Whatever the reason, I am quite entirely done with this summer, one of the hottest […]

I very nearly broke my own rule to keep this blog and site focused on my writing, due to recent events, but I restrained myself and refocused. Of course I have opinions, but a) that’s for another time, another place, and b) I’d rather do something about it than rant about it on a largely-ignored […]

Today, the family went out to McKay’s Used Books on the west side, and if you’ve never had a chance to go to a McKay’s, make the trip. It’s that cool. It was an absolute ant farm today, though, and our trades took a long time to process, so we had some time to kill. […]