I like traveling. The adventure of going to new places and finding new things is exciting. I love looking at architecture and statues and people. I just returned from a trip to Portland, Oregon, and had a wonderful time. I'm planning a post for Wednesday about the trip, but I wanted to share a few … Continue reading Travelin’
Not-So-Much Fiction
A Writer’s Predicament
The last few weeks have been fairly steady in the writing department for me. I have been able to not only put out a regular post every Wednesday, but I have been able to post a quick blurb and recap every Sunday. I wanted to try this kind of a format and see if it was … Continue reading A Writer’s Predicament
A letter to my son
My Dear Little Man, I remember the first time I heard your heartbeat. Everyone says it will be amazing and incredible, a moment that you'll never forget. And they were all right. I still have the recording on my phone, and I play it sometimes. I look at pictures of your mother while she was carrying … Continue reading A letter to my son
Is 2016 over yet?
Did you know that 2016 is being forecast to be the longest year in recent history? Scientists are now speculating that 2016 will last up to three years in length due to formerly unsuspecting forces such as vitriol, bloviating, and even some wailing and gnashing of teeth. It's an election year here in the United … Continue reading Is 2016 over yet?
Trip Planning
On Sunday I posted about our digital footprint and how we should protect our information (Do You Know Where Your Data Is?). On Monday, a Federal magistrate handed down a verdict that Apple Inc. must create software that will allow the FBI access to a cell phone belonging to the San Bernardino shooter. Apple's CEO, Tim … Continue reading Trip Planning
Sometimes
Sometimes it happens without you realizing it. All of a sudden you look up and see that you haven't written in 2 weeks and that you have been fairly distant, and have tried to keep people at arm's length. That maybe, just maybe, you're fighting some depression. Having a bout of depression doesn't always mean … Continue reading Sometimes
Goodbye & Godspeed
It is December 31, 2015. It is tradional on this day to look back at the year and try to make sense of it. 2015, you made no sense. With that in mind, I will attempt to explain my year. I survived. My family is healthy. I have a job. I have a wonderful son, and … Continue reading Goodbye & Godspeed
Re-Awakening
Look, we've been here before. So full of hope and eagerness. The anticipation flowing between the two of us, electric and new. The promise of a new relationship and all of the things that means. The last time was...let's be honest, a disaster. We had an expectation problem. We had years to sit and dream about what … Continue reading Re-Awakening
Well, at least I didn’t embarrass myself…
I have spoken a couple of times about Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess. She has an amazing blog and a couple of great books. She is amazing. Last week I travelled to Bookshop Santa Cruz in, perhaps not that shockingly, Santa Cruz, California, and met my hero. Jenny wrote a book this year, Furiously Happy, and … Continue reading Well, at least I didn’t embarrass myself…
The Fall
There are these moments in life, these periods in which you seem to be suspended. Like being on a roller-coaster, just waiting for gravity and momentum to push you over the edge. That is where I am right now.
Sword & Quill 