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…
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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…
The Old Man, The Kid, & Me
When I originally wrote this, ( back in 2008 or 2009 judging by the order it appeared in my files ) I’d never tried my hand at writing fiction. I know this because I prefaced it with, “I’ve never tried my hand at writing fiction until now…” My notes also indicate that this was weighing…
Sometimes It’s The Little Things
Disaster preparedness doesn’t have to involve barrels of freeze dried food.
So What’s Next?
It’s close to two months since In Times Of Trouble: Aftermath was released. Publishing one book was something that was never really on my list of things to do, so to now have two out there is kind of surreal, really. My goal when writing this book was to at least be as good as…
“On Location” In Hammond’s Corners
As we count down the days until the release of In Times Of Trouble: Aftermath, I thought perhaps one or two of you might be interested in what I picture when I write the setting of the story. When I began writing this story and the characters within, I did so with a pretty clear…