Meandering Monday about Living in Isolation

This is not working. We all have stories we weave about ourselves – what we want other people to see and know about us (and to remind ourselves either of who we ARE, or who we WANT TO BE.) Most of my life, I’ve considered myself a loner (maybe a lone wolf, although wolves are … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: RELEASE DAY for Close Encounters of the Weird Kind!!!

Here we are, at infamous BLACK FRIDAY (when people finish being THANKFUL and rush to get theirs – such a contradiction…) This is also the release day for my latest collection of stories!!! Close Encounters of the Weird Kind is a collection of twenty-one speculative fictions. Within these pages are twenty-one short fictions involving meetings … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Dialog and Description

Last Week’s Goals My blog posts posted on time, and I commented on others’ blogs, plus some extra likes for good measure (having considered the actual value of commenting as it relates to my writing, I have decided to remove this from my goals, and even though I will continue interacting on others’ blogs, I … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Heads in the Sand and Other Places

I’ve talked a lot about how lucky I am – that I lead a charmed life. It isn’t that bad things don’t happen to me, but even when they do, I seem to luck my way into a better situation. A friend has taken to nicknaming me Domino, because things just seem to fall into … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: Close Encounters of the Weird Kind and “The Sheila Wulf Chitinoid Sessions”

My next collection is set up and ready for preorders. Close Encounters of the Weird Kind is a collection of twenty-one speculative fictions. Within thesepages are twenty-one short fictions involving meetings between beings who refer to each other as alien. What were they thinking? Whether you’ve suffered through your own invasion, or experienced a probing … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Middling Milestone Made

Last Week’s Goals Report My blog posts posted on time, and I commented on others’ blogs, plus some extra likes for good measure. Stories are cycling to the next market as they return to me. Close Encounters of the Weird Kind is ready to go for its November 27th release. The collection of twenty-one alien … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Cheaters, the Rule of Law, and the Mob

**Sorry – this is two political Meandering Mondays in a row. Blame the LEFT for the way they’ve behaved for the last four years, and what they’ve done to our election, and OUR DEMOCRACY. I like to play games. The challenge of competing with other players to see who can win is something I’m always … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: Close Encounters of the Weird Kind and “Quiet!”

My next collection is set up and ready for preorders. Close Encounters of the Weird Kind is a collection of twenty-one speculative fictions. Within these pages are twenty-one short fictions involving meetings between beings who refer to each other as alien. What were they thinking? Whether you’ve suffered through your own invasion, or experienced a … Continue reading →

Writing Wednesday: Dealing with Distractions

Last Week’s Goals My 3 blog posts posted on time, and I continued my minimally adequate comments on the blogs of others. With what I’ve been reading and seeing about marketing, I’m starting to wonder if this is an effective use of my time – I will probably stop tracking it when I set my … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about 2020 and Living with Uncertainty and Corruption

Raise your hand if 2020 is your favorite year. Unless you’re an anarchist, I don’t think so. This year has too much uncertainty even for a speculative fiction writer like me. We live in a meandering time, in a meandering world, in a meandering country. When will Covid be over? Will I be allowed to … Continue reading →