September 27, 2015 The Shotgun Approach I prefer to outline before I begin writing. I want a blueprint for the general structure in place, a scaffolding built to give me purchase from which to work. But once that’s done, I have to fill those empty space I reach from the scaffolding. Sometimes I have a… Continue reading The Shotgun Approach. Resurrected Post.
Category: Personal
Autumn is Coming! Resurrected Post.
September 6, 2015 Autumn is Coming! Autumn is coming! Look to your rakes, sons of the Northern Hemisphere. So, yeah, there’s that. Signs of the end of summer are accumulating. Chief among them: College football. Sales of chicken wings begin their annual climb, to a false peak during January bowl games, then ascending once more… Continue reading Autumn is Coming! Resurrected Post.
If You Can’t Stand the Heat…Resurrected Post.
July 5, 2015 If You Can’t Stand the Heat… Can someone please turn up the AC? It is too hot for me to be this busy. My lovely and supportive wife, Isa, seems to have picked up whatever bug has been plaguing our daughter, V.V., for the last several weeks. I wonder, is a cold… Continue reading If You Can’t Stand the Heat…Resurrected Post.
“Semi-Autos and Sorcery” Book Signing
Soldiers and Science Fiction. Resurrected Post.
June 14, 2015 Soldiers and Science Fiction There is a tendency to think the military comprises dour, unimaginative people of the sort who’d have no use for science fiction, fantasy, or other such frivolous nonsense. A lot of films depict soldiers as robotic, linear thinkers, programmed to follow orders without deviation. I think most… Continue reading Soldiers and Science Fiction. Resurrected Post.
Coloring the Tabula Rasa. Resurrected Post.
May 31, 2015 Coloring the Tabula Rasa Victoria Valentina Lizzi reached a year-and-a-half of age about a week ago. She is becoming a discriminating serial viewer of Disney films. Highly discriminating and highly serial. I never thought “The Bare Necessities” and “I Want to Be Like You” could grow tiresome, but after the umpteenth… Continue reading Coloring the Tabula Rasa. Resurrected Post.
Maintenance Day on the Web Log.
Regularly scheduled maundering will return next week. This week I’m busy re-uploading more posts that vanished in the mysterious disappearance of my website earlier this year. This will be a slow, ongoing process over the next several months, but I thought I’d put a shoulder into it today. Oh, yes, the obligatory self-promotion: If you… Continue reading Maintenance Day on the Web Log.
Pesky Real Life. Resurrected Post.
February 15, 2015 Pesky Real Life I held a giveaway contest for “Reunion” recently. Congratulations to the winners. I hope you all enjoy the novel. I seem to be doing quite a bit of giving recently, mostly money. Real life continues to stick its nose under the tent flap of my world-building, fabulizing, tale-crafting pavilion.… Continue reading Pesky Real Life. Resurrected Post.
Increments. Resurrected Post.
December 7, 2014 Increments My wife endured a car accident yesterday. She’s fine, for the most part. I took her to a clinic for evaluation: She probably suffered some minor whiplash, and I’m watching her for signs of concussion. Puts me on nurse duty and full time baby care for the weekend. Dole out the… Continue reading Increments. Resurrected Post.