Meandering Monday about Changing Seasons

It was raining today – at least where I am. That’s today, and one day’s weather doesn’t make a season, any more than a single year’s weather – or even twenty years – will give any real indication of climate change. I’ve lived in Texas well over half my life (so that makes me a … Continue reading →

Some More, And Yet Still Even More Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND Now on Preorder

Next up for publication: Some More, And Yet Still Even More Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND (short story collection #8); includes: “The Pipes” Sometimes it’s the little things… An unexpected extraterrestrial visitation has an adverse effect on a Texas farmer’s well. Think twice before you drink the water – there’s something in the … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Slowly But Surely

This getting back on the Wriding horse is a slow process. I just finished the initial revision on the first piece of fiction I’ve written since summer.  The working title is “A Language of Their Own”, although I know that’s not what it will be called in the end. I need to let it lie … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Black Friday Promotions

Holidays = Holy Days. Even if you aren’t particularly religious and don’t practice or observe, THE HOLIDAYS are supposed to give us a pause to reflect on the past year, give thanks for our blessings (or good fortune), and catch a breath before we resume our work after the first of the year (towards those resolutions … Continue reading →

Sum-it-up Sunday: Fuss, Furor, Fitness

There is a narrative that was pushed throughout the campaign that Candidate (now President Elect) Trump is a mean man, and now that he’s won the election, we have protests (using that word loosely to include the rioting) and violence perpetrated on any who might have voted for him by those claiming to be afraid … Continue reading →

Selling Saturday: Smashwords Coupon for And Yet Still Even More Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND and Other Promotions

This week’s Smashwords coupon is for And Yet Still Even More Things I Could Get OUT OF MY MIND – my sixth short story collection, which contains the following: “The Red Barrens” “You have been found a vagrant, and will be remanded to civil authorities.” This pronouncement following her husband’s death from Agent Purple puts … Continue reading →

Forecast Friday: What (N)ever Happened To…?

Where’s my jet pack? Those things were going to be the wave of the future when I was growing up – we were all supposed to have one. Flying cars were a bit out there and not realistic (The Jetsons WAS a cartoon, after all), but jet packs were guaranteed to be in my future, … Continue reading →