My Short Story Ebooks!
I am excited to announce that yesterday, two ebooks of my short stories were published on Smashwords and Amazon! CUCKOO FUNERAL, MAGIQUE, THE ODD JOB: THREE SHORT STORIES (Kindle edition) (All other...
View ArticleAmtrak Writing Residency? Yes, Please.
#AmtrakResidency – Go to Twitter and look this up if you’re a writer. Amtrak has been experimenting with the idea of writing residencies aboard their trains. For free. You can read more about it here....
View ArticleStorytellers and Ownership
Been thinking a lot about the attitude of ownership at work and how good writing helps foster it. The attitude and culture of ownership is one of the most potent mindsets in any company when staff...
View ArticleComing To The End Of A Season
The school year is winding down very fast. Issaquah Baseball still ramped up heading to State this Saturday. Excited for the boys, especially the seniors who get to experience State finally in their...
View ArticleTop ‘O The Morning At My House
Got these two texts – first one from my daughter and second from my son. Both are at their high school. Can’t ever say I don’t have the latest school info for you all. 😉 This should make every other...
View ArticleProm 2017: AKA Better Late Than Never?
Got a text and pic from B late this afternoon saying he asked a girl to senior prom. I don’t know whether to be happy for him that this cute girl said yes, or yell at him. Because prom is in three...
View ArticleThoughts Because Of An Ordinary Train Ride
I used to ride the train a lot to work in Chicago. Actually a bus and then a train and then a bus. Not a short commute. Not always a safe commute. Saw my share of unstable individuals, people who would...
View ArticleMusings On Espionage And An American President
I’m glad to see that Putin and Trump don’t seem to be getting on as well as they used to, Putin declaring he will take legal action and all for the unprecedented violation of Russia’s property rights,...
View ArticleWhy I’ve Been Putting Skin In This Game…And Why Everyone Should
People who are deeply wronged don’t always pick (nor do they always even have effective allowable options) to get across points they know are being disregarded/belittled/unsolved and will continue to...
View ArticleThere Is A Profiteering War On For Your Attention. So Take It Back.
Something on my mind lately is that I believe the CHIEF AIM of all media, spotlight-hungry personalities, and all businesses and orgs with media presence (or ambitions that way) is to capture and hold...
View ArticleColorful Garden Party In February?
Tired of the dreary winter rain? Need a shot of color and a whiff of spring blooms? Some inspiration for your home’s backyard and garden beds? The Northwest Flower & Garden Show is underway at the...
View ArticleOne’s Time
I got up very early this morning while it was still dark to read and to write. I had a floor lamp turned on next to the recliner in our living room and the dog laying next to me wanting to have her...
View ArticleWe The People
Our collective soul and fellowship as a country is lost. What is left of “Us” lately? A diminished, self-destructing “us.” And that is a dangerous place to be for the Everyman. For all of us, as...
View ArticleWe Are Being Had, America
My thoughts lately: There isn’t some parallel universe of Kremlinized truth where that ‘truth’ gets to also be validated wholesale. There is truth based on evidence. And then there is blatantly...
View ArticleThoughts on ‘A Higher Loyalty’
“Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous. You get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.” -Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister I don’t think most people actually STAND...
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