As my third and final book in the In Times of Trouble series was being released, my plans for the days and weeks after was to be focused on promoting the book to current readers as well as reaching a broader audience. For this I’d set aside a budget to work with, and had several…
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The Crow
I don’t normally write poetry. To be honest, I don’t get it, but every once in a while something comes to me fast and I’ve no choice but to write it the way it wants to be. One morning several winters ago, I finally got around to shoveling the driveway. Sure I could have fired…
“What’s Next?”
That’s a question I’ve heard once or twice in the past month or so and have asked myself repeatedly since the release of In Times of Trouble: Crossroads back in November. The short answer is, “I have no idea,” but then that’s not entirely true. I told myself when the third and final book in…
Prologue
Back before the release of In Times Of Trouble: Aftermath, my wife suggested I write something between books to release to the public. So I sat down and did just that, which is the Christmas Eve scene in the beginning of the second book. Since then, there’s been countless times when I’d think of a…
The Need For Civil Discourse
Up to now, you may have noticed ( or maybe not, I don’t know ) that for the most part I have shied away from political posts. I’ve done this more and more over the years because for a couple reasons. For starters, I’m pretty sure no one cares what I think about the latest…
About The New Logo
You may have noticed I have a new logo I’m using on all social media platforms. That’s because after a LONG time of trying to figure out something better than my ugly mug for an avatar, I finally came up with something I feel best represents me. So far, I’m best known for my post-apocalyptic…
An Open Letter To The Class Of ’23 ( And Those To Follow )
For the past several years I’ve considered writing an open letter to the graduating class of each June, but never got around to it. As graduation loomed closer for our oldest son I thought about it more. That was in 2020, and we know too well what a shit show that year ended up being.…
Memorable Album Covers
I don’t know what got me thinking about this, perhaps it comes from reading GiddyUpAmerica by Ryan O’Connell. But instead of some of the other ideas I’ve intended to write about, I decided to do something a little lighter and write about some of my personal favorite album covers. Until recently, it was a long…
The Seasons Of Our Lives
For a while now I’ve been thinking about a concept which compares our lives to the changing of the seasons. To be honest, I don’t know if it’s an original thought and I haven’t bothered to look. If someone has done this already, no plagiarism is intended. Think of it as one of those, “great…
A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way
A long time ago, it was common for me to write about current events, offering my perspective. I had a whole blog and for a short time even had a newspaper column wherein I could write about anything I wanted. It’s quite rare for me to do that these days, as social media has made…