Self-reg with fairies
Lessons gleaned from my most recent fantasy read and a parenting advice book. Check out my post here! Photo by Lloyd Newman on Unsplash
Stage Fright
It's that beautiful time of year where summer is cooling into fall, and I realized I never posted about the fun science fiction short story I had published in the…
Puddle Hoppers
"Puddle Hoppers" is out in the debut Zero Edition of Eldritch Lake. The story began on a long, sleepless night, and grew into something stranger than I expected. You can…
The Spyder
Spyder Spyder, in the night Dressed up for a spooky fright; What potion gave you eight long legs, And eight awful, googly eyes? Cotton candy cobweb trails, Like sticky, gossamer…
What I Learned About the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition
This year I’m adventuring with Douglas Adams' science fiction series, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I just started the fifth book in the “increasingly misnamed trilogy.” I now appreciate…
V-Day But No Me Day
Candy hearts, cardboard hearts, cartoon hearts on TV: thudump, thudump. The fourteenth isn’t just V-Day, it’s my birthday. Only a few more hours to go. Will Mom remember her promise?…
Guest Blog Post on Inked Voices
Today I have a guest blog post up with Inked Voices about my 2017 deep dive into studying the craft of writing. Inked Voices has been invaluable to me as…
Candy Corn Soup
“Can we go, now?” Alexa asks. “After dinner,” Mom says, straightening Alexa’s witch hat. Shadows lengthen, almost trick-or-treat time. Dad’s still at the office. Mom, at her laptop, hasn’t even…
Two Star Treks and Some Trolleyology
Would you throw the fat guy off the bridge? This fall there's a new Star Trek streaming in my living room. I had great fun watching the original Star Trek…