In many ways, perception IS reality. I harp about narratives a lot – the attempt to change the perception of reality by exaggerating, distorting, censoring or fabricating facts and statistics (they are not the same things), done with the belief that perception IS reality. In many ways, it’s true. If you convince enough people that … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All three blog posts went out as scheduled. I had 4 stories return from market, and they were sent back out, like Heinlein said. There are now two days until the full release of Ups and Downs: Detective Jimmy Delaney Collection #3. It’s available now as a preorder, and you can read … Continue reading
The world seems to be in utter turmoil to many of us. The Russian invasion of Ukraine. The disaster in Afghanistan and the coddling of Iran’s zealots suggests terrorism on the rise. A doddering man who is incapable of leading the free world. Two years of stopping the spread. Lockdowns. Shut downs. Masks. Vaccines. Soaring … Continue reading
I started my writing ‘career’ in 2004. Actually, there should be air-quotes around the ‘started’, too. Although I made the determination to start writing in 2004, I didn’t finish my first story until 2008, and my second in 2010. My third came in 2011. If you’re following, that’s 4 years, then 2 years, then 1; … Continue reading
What is it about underdogs? My view of life is that it is a series of lessons to be learned, and various obstacles to be overcome. I think most of us see ourselves at times (if not all) of our lives as striving for something just out of reach, and not quite getting there. It’s … Continue reading
And a Happy New Year to us all! I find myself thinking the same thing at the start of this year that I thought at the start of 2021: “Thank goodness the madness of Covid-19 and the rest is finally over and we can have a normal year.” I can tell already that this is … Continue reading
I’m tired of not seeing people. All I see is masks. I went into a retail store recently. There were about a half dozen sales girls there to help out customers, and it was one of those times when I needed help (No – not the kind of help MY SIGNIFICANT ONE says I need … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All my blog posts went out as usual. Two of my stories returned from market and were sent back out within a day or so, so all of my available stories are out there. On a positive note, one of those stories (“Two Buttons to Eternity”) just earned me my FOURTH HONORABLE … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals My blog entries were posted on schedule, and all available stories remain out to market. Other than my usual Indies Unlimited’s Thrifty Thursdays & Kindle Unlimited Fridays (they are not consistently updating their posts – Thursdays are a new one each week, while Kindle Unlimited Fridays is supposed to be a post … Continue reading
There’s a fellow blogger in Canada whose blog I follow at The Alchemist’s Studio. He makes raku pottery, and often his pictures are accompanied by a modernized telling of a story from mythology that ties into the raku piece. You should check it out. The reason I bring him up is because he also posts … Continue reading
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