February 2, 2020 Aragorn Drops Back to Pass Cultures, whether writ large or sifted down to the level of subculture, link us together. Like it or not, my fellow misanthropes. (Is that an oxymoron, fellow misanthropes? And, I’m really not. People are — fine.) One of linkage a culture offers is a shared day of… Continue reading Aragorn Drops Back to Pass. Resurrected Post.
Category: Personal
The Beat Goes On. Resurrected Post.
January 26, 2020 The Beat Goes On I grew up in the Northwest. Rain is the norm. Wet weather can limit activities, hinder weekend recreation. I recall one of the go-to choices for a rainy Saturday was a trip to Bonneville Dam. Tour the museum, count the fish, visit the hatchery. Not a lot of… Continue reading The Beat Goes On. Resurrected Post.
Home on the Range. Resurrected Post.
January 19, 2020 Home on the Range Some days you just need to punish innocent steel plates and sheets of paper. And as a writer, it is good to remind yourself of the sounds, smells, and feel of firearms. You think, “I really ought to go back and revise that scene, get in at least… Continue reading Home on the Range. Resurrected Post.
2019 Retrospective. Resurrected Post.
December 29, 2019 2019 Retrospective So, 2019 is pretty much a wrap. I have few complaints, it was a good year for YoursTruly, MBW, and the HA. I have another book out, and three in the can waiting to be unleashed in 2020. I traveled a bit, hit a few conventions to dispense what (if… Continue reading 2019 Retrospective. Resurrected Post.
The Gifting Season. Resurrected Post.
December 22, 2019 The Gifting Season Christmas is rushing towards us like an out of control sleigh, with a fat man in a red suit slumped in the driver’s seat, reins fallen from pudgy, cookie-stained hands, his eggnog soaked beard smelling strongly of rum. Have you finished your shopping yet? You obviously can’t rely on… Continue reading The Gifting Season. Resurrected Post.
Veterans Day 2019. Resurrected Post.
November 10, 2019 Veterans Day 2019 Monday is Veterans Day. My own time in uniform is far behind me. When compared to the real sacrifice and achievement of so many, I tend to think it of small consequence. So I likely undervalue the day itself, seeing it more in terms of a free appetizer or… Continue reading Veterans Day 2019. Resurrected Post.
Texas Updates. Plus Savage Journal Entry 16.
It’s been nearly five months since MBW, the HA, and I pulled into the driveway of our new home in Texas. Five months of adjustments, slogging through bureaucracies (both governmental and private), home-improvements, etc. If you’ve moved from one state to another recently, you know what I speak of. Things are beginning to fall into… Continue reading Texas Updates. Plus Savage Journal Entry 16.
Kicking Back. Resurrected Post.
August 18, 2019 Kicking Back I enjoyed a quiet, uneventful weekend. I really can’t complain. After a morning’s work on the sequel to Karl Thorson and the Jade Dagger (look for it in mid-November from Twilight Times) I took MBW and the HA up to a friend’s cabin on the river, near Mt. Hood. And… Continue reading Kicking Back. Resurrected Post.
Fore! Resurrected Post.
July 14, 2019 Fore! It is a commonplace that golf serves in multiple ways as a metaphor for life. Let me mention some of these metaphors and lessons of the links. Life is a trudge through a series of frustrations and disappointments that ultimately must end in weariness. Each shot may be likened to a… Continue reading Fore! Resurrected Post.