At the day job, I put together a Year End Review of achievements my team had accomplished in 2012. You know the gig–the standard set of before and after metrics that show progress in the murky, complex world of Corporate America, or, since I live in a multi-national, perhaps I should say Corporate Earth. After […]
Read More ...A “Book” a Day
The original plan for the day included a trip to the health club and then a movie, but, between fallout from yesterday’s snow and the fact that Lisa has gotten herself tied into this wonky Excel project, we decided to make it a Stay Home day. This means I sat downstairs, worked on, and finished […]
Read More ...Who Says Star Trek Wasn’t Fashion-Forward?
Here’s a fun little bit on Star Trek fashion. I think my favorites are the pink and yellow pasties and the karate get-ups. The green slave dancer’s pretty good, too, but then a costume that consists mostly of body paint is already a few rungs up the ladder. # On the writing front, I think […]
Read More ...goodreads, here I come
In another sign that I’ve joined the modern age, I finally got around to joining goodreads. I admit I’ve been interested in it for some time, and that interest was tweaked by friends Tammy and John, who are both big-time readers (and, of course, John’s a guy I’ve collaborated with a few times). I was […]
Read More ...What You Get When You Trust a Cat
So, today, as usual, I expected the cat to wake me up at 6:00. This is what the cat does. It’s my fault, of course. I’ve trained her over the years that breakfast is served at 4:30 AM give or take. So now I can’t sleep particularly late unless I go to a hotel. If […]
Read More ...Waterfall Swing
Here’s something Lisa dropped my way a bit ago, and I just thought was pretty danged cool. Why didn’t they have these when I was a kid? Of course, Brigid, having been a swinging enthusiast when she was a young’un, may never have come home if she had found one of these. Share Me
Read More ...A Night at the Virtual Post Office
So I sat here in front of the TV most of the night sending stories over the ethereal transom. This is a bit of work. I mean, no one who knows I write ever asks about how much time it takes to do the non-writing part of this stuff. I suppose you could just throw […]
Read More ...The Latest Shootings
Like everyone else paying any attention, I’m struggling with the fall-out of the latest shootings. I say latest because it’s clear there will be more. My thoughts on the whole subject are gaining more strength as I think about it and as I read and learn more. I tend to not take a firm position […]
Read More ...Publisher’s Weekly Mentions “The Collector”
Here’s a nice little blurb for one of my stories. Beats a sharp stick in the eye, as my uncle used to say. Share Me
Read More ...Five Magics Released!
I am happy to announce the release of Five Magics a new collection of my fantasy short stories in multiple e-versions: For the Kindle at Amazon.com All other formats at Smashwords The collection includes five previously published stories. I don’t write that much fantasy in short form these days, but, as you’ll learn below, they […]
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