Meandering Monday about Surrender and the Meaning of Life

Why is it so hard for me to give up? “I never tip my king.” That’s what I say about myself when I’m talking about playing games. But it’s an attitude I carry into life, also. All the world’s a game. Everything you do, everything you’re involved in has rules, some written, some agreed upon … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Date Night”

This being the release day for “Date Night”, I thought it would be appropriate to devote Fractured Fragment Friday to my latest ePublication. “Date Night” is a speculative fiction short story with a bit of paranormal romance for flavor. It’s also the third of my stories to earn an Honorable Mention in the Writers of … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Commitment

Stats progress from last week (if I can call it that): Did my three blog posts, and made my quota of comments on those of others. I still don’t have any open markets to send “Schizo the Magnificent” to, and now “Truth in Advertising” has returned, so I need somewhere to send it. “Date Night” … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Wheat and Chaff

We just celebrated Easter Sunday – a pivotal day for Christians. The more I think about it, it’s amazing how Christianity spread across the world. Consider the communication methods of the time – no printing presses, radio, television, major media, or internet to disseminate the information, and yet it spread across the world. There are … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “New Antiques”

“New Antiques” was yet another go at a little bit of time travel, but I wanted to play with the mundane wonder of being a kid, having to deal with how fantastic reality can be. I saw this one play out visually like a movie as I wrote. Here’s the blurb: Tim Crabtree takes time … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Feeling Unmoored

Stats from last week: Did my three blog posts, but I had a total fail commenting on others – I think I only managed ONE. I will need to remedy that this week. I still don’t have any open markets to send “Schizo the Magnificent” to. “Date Night” is in danger of NOT being ready … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about… Meandering about…

Do you ever walk into a room and wonder why you’re there? Let’s say you’re heading to the back closet where you keep paper goods stored, so you can get another box of Kleenex, but by the time you get to the closet, you have to spend time staring at the contents while you try … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “The Re-Entanglement of Grant Decker”

I give a lot of thought to dementia and Alzheimer’s. It could be because my wife has an aunt with the latter, or due to hearing of prominent people (Ronald Regan, Terry Pratchett) who have wound up with it. Then again, it’s more likely on my mind because my own memory always seems to be … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Curse Ye, Rabbie Burns…

Stats from last week: Did my three blog posts, plus commented on three. Markets I haven’t submitted to aren’t open, so “Schizo the Magnificent” is still languishing (all prepped with nowhere to go.) Since “Schizo…” is a flash fiction (and I don’t ePub flashes as stand-alone anymore), my April 26th release will be “Date Night” … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Spotting the Insanity

How do you know if you’re crazy? And if you know, then are you? Usually, we determine whether someone is crazy by comparison – are they seeing the world the same as the rest of us? Is their concept of REALITY a match with what we KNOW to be true? That’s how echo chambers and … Continue reading →