Meandering Monday about My Confusion About When Appropriation Is Appropriate

Our cancel culture seems to be intent on removing words from our dialog (and without words, what’s left?) Sorry, I’m a writer, and part of my thinking revolves around the importance of FREEDOM OF SPEECH and its sister FREEDOM OF THOUGHT. If certain words are outlawed from being spoken, how easy is it to address … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: Amun May Not Want What’s Coming To Him In This “Inheritance”

“Inheritance” came from a combination of grave-robbers, the artifacts AND servants buried in tombs, and a touch of being careful what you wish for. Wealth isn’t always what you think, and just as one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, it works in reverse, too. Here’s the Blurb When Amun discovers that his family is … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Breathing is Overrated”

on this, the release Day of Weird, But Not TOO Scary Tales That’s right – this is the release day for Weird, But Not TOO Scary Tales, my latest – and first themed – collection, containing 21 short fictions. Within these pages you will find ghosts, undead, demons, assassins, villains, aliens, and the mostly normal … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Mutiny on the Star-Bound” (and coupons!)

Artificial Intelligence is on its way; I believe it may actually be here already, but it’s not widespread or commonplace as it will be. Just about every invention eventually escapes from its creator (patents only last for so long, and we as humans are always building on the work of others), so it will only … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “The Wolves Will Come” (and a coupon!)

The expression “The Wolves Will Come” was supposed to be a negative and represent a danger; colonists are on the run from their enemies, and they are forced to leave their home and their elderly behind. I wanted the elder to be abandoned by necessity, but proudly, not as a victim. It wasn’t until I … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Risks and Rewards (and Reading)

You can tell a lot about people by observing what they’re willing to take chances on. In the middle of the coronavirus crisis, it’s obvious that the number one thing we can’t handle is the possibility that we might run out of toilet paper. Toilet paper? Sheesh… There are gas-price apps that help you locate … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Personal Narratives

Do you ever find yourself sighing in annoyance as a friend recounts something that happened to them years ago – something that you’ve heard them recite countless times before? This sort of thing tends to happen even more frequently with spouses (although you would be best advised to only sigh inwardly…) We all have stories … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: “Sleep with the Snowmen” (and a coupon!)

Not all of us are angels, and there are reasons that Santa has a NAUGHTY list and a NICE one. Would Santa really just drop a couple of lumps of coal in a misbehaving boy’s stocking, or would he do something a little more meaningful – perhaps send him to “Sleep with the Snowmen”? Here’s … Continue reading →

Meandering Monday about Giving Thanks Over Upcoming Holidays

There are three holidays that we’re pretty high on, and they all fall in the final quarter of the year. Halloween we usually decorate the house with lots of lights, banners, ghosts, spiders, scarecrows and what have we. The house repairs pretty much kept that from happening this year. We do up the house big … Continue reading →

Fractured Fragment Friday: Cats of War II Preorders Promo! (plus Cats of War I coupon)

My next release will be a collection of stories 4-7 of my Herc Tom, Champion of the Empire series. Here’s the blurb for the collection: Baastians, Rotters, Empress Isabella, Lord Phylo and his Canine Armada – they all want a piece of Herc Tom. See how our champion saves the Empire at least three more … Continue reading →