Fractured Fragment Friday: “The Final Ending?” (and a coupon!)

“The Final Ending” started out as a simple fairy tale in a space opera setting. A princess needs to be rescued. A prince, pirates, even a dragon, floated into the story and I thought to myself ‘who on earth would write something like this’ (aside from me), and then the writer became part of the … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Pick Your Poison

Progress from last week: Made my three blog posts as usual, as well as my quota of comments on other blogs. Still looking for a new market for “Schizo the Magnificent.” Have started prepping “Truth in Advertising” for its June 21st release. Last week I managed to spend time on all seven days (helps that … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Memorial Day

Do you remember what this day is about, right? It’s one of those special days of the year when retailers go out of their way to run sales and fill our mailboxes (physical and digital) with ads that will make us run to their stores and buy stuff so we can celebrate how lucky we … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Dempsey’s Debut” (and a coupon!)

“Dempsey’s Debut” – I was thinking about an alien species judging us by our violent past (maybe not just judging us on it, but interested in us specifically because of it.) As all distant relationships go, they were not reading us quite right (they were seeing our gladiator movies and boxing and other entertainments as … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: When Will Enough Be Enough?

Last week’s status: Made my three blog posts as usual, as well as my quota of comments on other blogs. Still looking for a new market for “Schizo the Magnificent”, but not looking for one for “Truth in Advertising” anymore since it will be my June 21st release. Need to prep the eBook. Last week … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Showing the World Honestly

I deal in fictions – that means that I make my living (well, WOULD be making my living if I was selling any of them) by lying. When I put it that way, I suppose I should feel bad about it, but I don’t represent my stories as though they’re something that really happened. In … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Close Enough” (and a coupon!)

“Close Enough” came from the expression “close enough for government work.” What would that look like over galactic or planetary distances? How badly could a non-responsive agency botch things? And what kind of NORMAL people might put themselves in a position to depend on that agency? Here’s the blurb: Could a Messier object be any … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: A Writer Must Write

Last week’s report: Made my three blog posts, and my quota of comments on those of others. Still looking for an appropriate open market for the only two unpublished stories I have (“Schizo the Magnificent” and “Truth in Advertising”.) I still have plenty of time to decide on my June 21st ePub, but I might … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Leaving a Mark

We live in an age where people seem focused on trying to achieve their fifteen seconds of fame. For many, it doesn’t matter WHAT the cause of that fame is – FAME – as mercurial as it is – is the objective. It’s human to want to be noticed, but even more human to want … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “The Red Barrens” (and a coupon!)

“The Red Barrens” really did start out as a simple wordplay on The Red Barron. I picked the title first, and then tried to work out what it was about. BARRENS and RED made me think of some other planet (okay – my obsession with going to Mars may have played into it), and since … Continue reading →