Meandering Monday about Soul Survival

I’m watching Orson Scott Card’s Extinct ; as it’s premise, the human race was annihilated by aliens a few hundred years ago, and now aliens are trying to bring back humanity by creating new bodies (same DNA) and loading them with the memories of the dead. But who are these “people”, really? Even with the … Continue reading →

Flakey Friday: Down the Drain

Over the last week we’ve experienced a replay of the Clinton campaign’s winning strategy. This time, Retreating Republican Senator Jeff Flake took to the floor and declared that he was taking his ball home because he could no longer abide President Trump – because he’s rude – an absolute boor. Bob Corker and others across … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Character Work

Goals updates: I finished the final revision of “Schizo the Magnificent” and sent it to market, so Eleven of the twelve new stories this year are done. Ten-day turn-around on story submissions – I’ve had some slips due to market availability, but still generally being adhered to (“All the News That’s Fit for You” is … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Life in the Holiday Lane

(Cue The Eagles “Life in the Fast Lane”) (No, wait – don’t – too hectic and depressing. How about “Let it Snow”? Yeah, that’s the ticket…) Here we are in the last quarter of the year, and like it does so often, everything feels like it’s come to a standstill. It’s like being in bumper-to-bumper … Continue reading →

Freedom Friday: No Longer a Slave to the Future

Yeah, I know – since the beginning of the year, when I labeled each day of the week for a particular type of blog post, this has been Forecast Friday. As the year progressed, I decided that three postings per week were sufficient. Meandering Monday and Writing Wednesday have posted consistently, with the third entry … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Rejection, Criticism and Discouragement

Goals, goals, goals… 12 new stories this year:  Still sitting at 10. “Schitzo the Magnificent” awaits a final revision, and then I will need one more story for the year (“Date Night” is still trying to make me write it.) 10-day turn-around on story submissions – some slips due to market availability, but generally being … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Single-minded Purposefulness

In 2004, I took a Franklin Covey course, the main purpose of which was to become more organized, and by doing so, accomplish more. Some might argue that the purpose was to sell more planners, and, yeah, I’m sure there was some of that from the company’s part. We tend to become tunnel-visioned and focus … Continue reading →