Forecast Friday: Inspiring Hope

This week, while Meandering Monday about the Fickleness of Fantasies  , I once again raised the specter of me going to Mars. I have become inspired by a lengthy blog post that someone shared with me (because among the many odd topics I yammer on about while he’s trying to work, Mars is often in … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Honestly

First, my goals updated: 3/3 blog postings Back-to-market rotation within 7 days is back on track ePublication every 4 weeks is on schedule (“Victimless” releases June 30th.) I wrote a very disappointing 820 (of expected 3000) words (a mere 27% of quota.) I’ve been a bit slipshod with my writing commitment, trying to make up … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about the Fickleness of Fantasies

Did you ever find yourself disappointed in a movie because the dragons just don’t look real? (What does a real dragon look like, anyway?) We like our fantasies to be realistic. Of course, we want the negative, frightening, and painful fantasies to be unlikely (like Aliens), but that’s another matter. Back to dragons: who knows … Continue reading →

Forecast Friday: Subhuman

“Captain, although your abilities intrigue me, you are quite honestly inferior. Mentally, physically. In fact, I am surprised how little improvement there has been in human evolution. Oh, there has been technical advancement, but, how little man himself has changed.” – Khan Noonien Singh, Star Trek: Space Seed Khan is referring to man’s progress under … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Writing and Revisions

Goal monitoring continues (as it always should – don’t let yourself slide.) Three blog postings, as expected. – check! Now that I’ve decided to ePublish “Victimless”, the submissions rotation (back out to another market within a week of returning from a submission.) My indie publishing schedule is still good (“Victimless” will release on June 30th.) … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Living with Myself

When I graduated from High School, there was only one thing I wanted to pursue as a career:  I was going to be an actor. I believe I was pretty good at it, and I loved throwing myself into other characters – this would happen throughout the entire rehearsal process, to the point where traits … Continue reading →

Sum-it-up Sunday: Investigation, Innuendo, Illegalities, Impeachment, Insensitivity, Intolerance…

(“I” is an easy letter – there’s “IN” just about everything…) Close to a year of multiple Trump/Russia collusion investigations have yielded NO EVIDENCE, JUST INNUENDO. Why do we have a Special Counsel? It’s because a disgruntled former FBI Director (a man whom both sides have thought should have been fired) retaliated by LEAKING his … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Revising “Baastards”

Last week’s goal rundown: Three blog postings – check! Submissions rotation – Victimless STILL needs a market, so I am not keeping up (if only my usual markets weren’t taking so long to reject my other stories, I would have someplace to send it.) My indie publishing schedule is still good (next release is June … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about What I Miss

We all get used to how things are NOW, and sometimes forget that they weren’t always this way (much as Global Warming fanatics think we must prevent current temperatures from rising, even though it was much warmer in the Middle Ages (that was a while before SUV’s, so go figure).) I’m sure many of you … Continue reading →

Forecast Friday: Digital Domineering

“Open the door, HAL.” “I can’t do that, Dave.” – 2001, A Space Odyssey (I remember Star Trek out-takes with cast members running into doors over and over again. Of course, that was when there were people hiding off to the side and pulling the doors open. Machines wouldn’t cause any problems on their own, … Continue reading →