If you’re both a reader and a gamer, as I am, you’ve undoubtedly had the experience of finishing a novel, setting it down and thinking to yourself, “Dang. Someone should really make a video game out of that.” I think we can all agree that Read More …
I was home alone with the dogs recently when I heard Cleo whining and tracked her down in the living, lying on her belly and gazing longingly underneath the couch. As Cleo has a tendency to lose her tennis balls under any piece of furniture Read More …
I’ll be the first to admit that I rarely reread novels. Although this seems to make me a bit unusual among writers, I’m generally too eager to move on the next great book in my pile to want to revisit an old one, no matter Read More …
Sometimes you make weird decisions after a highly productive weekend when you’re feeling on top of the world. Some of these decisions are more realistic than others. “I’m going to do this every weekend for the rest of my life!” – Not realistic “I’m going Read More …
Repent! Repent! Okay, maybe the situation isn’t that dire but I realize I haven’t done a blog post in a couple weeks. Mostly this is due to my playing catch-up on revisions for my latest work. Why ‘catch-up’? Well, when I moved into my new Read More …
I enjoy bringing order from chaos. You may not think that to hear me in the process of doing it, mind you. I frequently grumble under my breath about the deplorable state of things, even if I’m the one who made it that way, as Read More …
We all have them. Those little rituals we do, sometimes consciously and sometimes without really thinking about it. Athletes are notorious for having carefully repeated rituals they use before every game to help them perform at their peak. Most of us have a ritual of Read More …
If you’re both a reader and a gamer, as I am, you’ve undoubtedly had the experience of finishing a novel, setting it down and thinking to yourself, “Dang. Someone should really make a video game out of that.” I think we can all agree that Read More …
While I’m far from a gourmet chef I’m fairly handy in the kitchen and occasionally like to experiment with new recipes and ingredients. Recently I’ve undertaken the mission to learn how to cook beans in a way that I like. No easy task, seeing as Read More …
Calm down! The title of this post isn’t a mafia reference and no writers have been whacked! I recently decided to take up fish keeping again after many years without an aquarium and am now the proud owner of a beautiful Betta Splenden named Moonfire. Read More …
