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
Category: Ramblings
Rambling on about whatever’s on my mind…
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
“Status report, Mister Scott.”“Status report, Mister Scott.”
Well, friendos, we made it to the end of another year, hobbling into space dock on impulse drives only because our dilithium crystals are depleted, our beryllium sphere is damaged,
Magic ManifestoMagic Manifesto
Let’s chat, friendos. I’ve read this book by Elizabeth Gilbert, ohhh…roughly eleventy-one times or so I think. We’re pretty much besties, this book and me. Every time I get into
View from a Hotel & StuffView from a Hotel & Stuff
September was an adventurous month. There was lots to do, none of which was very productive, although it was definitely restorative. Mostly. I got zero writing done, which led to
Well, That’s All Right, Mama…Well, That’s All Right, Mama…
I was never a huge Elvis fan growing up. I mean, I was seven years old when the guy died. The release of Star Wars: A New Hope had a
The Haps, The House, and Becoming a Story GeniusThe Haps, The House, and Becoming a Story Genius
What’s up, gang? Besides the thermostat, I mean. Sheesh it’s HOT this summer. We don’t typically see temps like this until August. Makes me cringe to think what August is
A Rolling Stone Gathers No … SatisfactionA Rolling Stone Gathers No … Satisfaction
I’ve been thinking lately about old Sisyphus, the Corinthian king who was both lucky and cursed. Lucky because he cheated death, not once, but twice. The first time, Hades came
Six Days on Planet Sars-Cov 2Six Days on Planet Sars-Cov 2
They told us the air was safe to breathe. They told us the inoculations we received in orbit would protect us. They lied. Day 1 Disembarked from the alliance cruiser
An Evening with Neil GaimanAn Evening with Neil Gaiman
My wife knows me well. For Christmas last year, she got us two tickets for An Evening With Neil Gaiman at the Palace Theatre in downtown Columbus. That was the