Sometimes the writing feels like throwing chunks of broken bricks into an abandoned lot. I pass by that lot every day, usually on my way to and from someplace else.
Category: Ramblings
Rambling on about whatever’s on my mind…
I Have To Talk About Bill Shatner…I Have To Talk About Bill Shatner…
I feel like I owe William Shatner, Gene Roddenberry, the entire cast of Star Trek, and Trekkies all around the world a huge apology. William Shatner has been a part
Last Quarter RecapLast Quarter Recap
It’s weird to think Christmas is just around the corner. Only five weeks left, kids! You can feel it in the air, which is getting colder and crisper. I stepped
Mouthing Off Into the Void Turns Five!Mouthing Off Into the Void Turns Five!
Five years doesn’t seem like a long time. If your kid just turned five, he probably hasn’t even started kindergarten yet. And if he has, it was probably just last
Author Spotlight … TJ KnightAuthor Spotlight … TJ Knight
Today’s Author Spotlight features award-winning author TJ Knight. TJ’s stories have appeared in Daily Science Fiction, Every Day Fiction, the Starlight Anthology series, and now Writers of the Future volume
“Will Be Wild!”“Will Be Wild!”
My wife has never been to DC. Neither has my younger son. I haven’t been since I was a teenager. A lot has happened in our nation’s capitol in the
Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
I was ten years old when Raiders of the Lost Ark came out. Wow that was a long time ago. But I never forgot that opening sequence of Indie and
Author Spotlight … NV HaskellAuthor Spotlight … NV Haskell
Today’s Author Spotlight features award-winning storyteller and novelist NV Haskell. NV’s short fiction has been published in many magazines and anthologies, including Deep Magic, Night Shift Radio, Misfits of Magic,
52 Week Challenge – Debrief52 Week Challenge – Debrief
I’ve put off writing this for a very long time, four years actually. For me, this is kind of like admitting defeat. I never completed the Ray Bradbury 52 Week
Trust the ProcessTrust the Process
I don’t always enjoy sitting down to write. Hard to believe, I know, but it’s true. Most of the time it’s pretty awesome; I mean, what other hobby/job/side-gig do you
Author Spotlight … Julia V AshleyAuthor Spotlight … Julia V Ashley
Next up in the spotlight is Julia V Ashley, a fantasy author living among foxes, armadillos, and alligators in the Natchez Trace region of Mississippi. Julia has a lively imagination,
Thoughts at Three O’clock…Thoughts at Three O’clock…
…that’s AM, by the way, not PM, because that’s just how my brain works sometimes. From Thursday, December 29, 2022 It’s three o’clock in the morning, and I can’t sleep.
Founded December 30, 1992Founded December 30, 1992
Everyone is from somewhere. Profound, I know, but it’s true. It’s possible you live in the exact same city and state and country where your parents and grandparents and great-great-great
Avatar 2: The Way of What The…?Avatar 2: The Way of What The…?
I was dubious about seeing this one. To be fair, I’m always dubious about watching the second installment of a movie I really enjoyed the first time around. My feeling
Author Spotlight … Robert WilkinsAuthor Spotlight … Robert Wilkins
My final post of 2022 is a Q&A sit-down (virtually, of course) with Robert Wilkins. Robert is a fantasy, horror, and science fiction author living in the Blade Runner post-apocalyptic