A series of things came together to make my brain go, “Huh.” This is the way. The way of my brain… First thing. I was watching a rerun of Young Sheldon with my mom. The episode was about how Sheldon’s mother and father...
The thing about themes is – they make things sooooo easy, right? Someone else takes the time to lay everything out, make it look good and all you have to do is fill in a few blanks. Except, they still have their challenges when it comes...
It’s been an interesting couple of months. Understatement of the century? We’re all cooking more, reading more, playing more games, watching more things online. Adapting. For the most part. For me, I’ve definitely been cooking...
I’m rather proud of the fact I read 49 books last year. Like everyone else in the world, with the exception of a few folks who follow the spread of viruses, I had no idea we’d be playing a real-life version of Pandemic and figured...
To say I was a finicky eater growing up is like saying the sky is blue. My family will tell you stories. Lots and lots of stories. I’ll break it down to just a couple things. I would only eat cheese pizza. Spinach juice (the liquid left...
Well, everyone is talking about coronavirus / covid-19. And rightly so. But in all of it, there’s good and bad. People are focusing on the crazy. Wait – did I mention there’s also crazy? There’s a lot of crazy. For me, it...
Against all that is good and decent in the world, I signed up for a second go with CBS All Access so I could watch Picard. I have thoughts on Picard for another post. For this one, I want to talk about the CBS App for my PS4. Because it’s...
If you’re an author trying to build an audience, and you’re using social media to do it, you should probably read this. I’m gonna go 100% marketing nerd and drop some knowledge about how Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more...
At 2 pm Monday through Friday, I post a song to my Facebook and Twitter feeds. I started doing this when I was working in Hell and couldn’t post during the day. I didn’t want you to forget about me 😉 Anyway – believe it or...
I’ll admit it – I own a copy of Microsoft Office. Mac version, 2011. I really only use Word and Excel. Word I use for critiques, as most people like the review features in the program and send me Word docs to critique. I also use...
Elmore Leonard passwed away this week. In his honor, I thought I’d share Elmore Leonard’s 10 Rules of Writing: 1) Never open a book with the weather If it’s only to create atmosphere, and not a character’s reaction to the weather...
I never should have opened this god damned game. Seriously. So, I decide to buy a horse. Because I’m tired of running everywhere. And walking. Because, you know, I’m carrying 4 times the limit on what I can actually carry. Which...
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