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Clothes On My Back
The daily prompt asks what I would do if I lost all my possessions. The notion is not unappealing, because much of my belongings represents clutter. I hope that if I lost all my possessions, I would still have the clothes on my back. Otherwise, the first thing I would do is hide, because I’m… Continue reading
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Coyote
I like to think because I live in the suburb of a major city, I am safe from wild animals. Certainly, when my wife and I walk our dog, we won’t run into bears, cougars, wolverines, badgers, or wolves, animals that were here in pre-settlement times. We do have a few critters that come out… Continue reading
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Odd Man
The daily prompt suggests I mention a time when I felt out of place. My first reaction was always. I always feel like the odd man out. I grew up in a dysfunctional family, so that’s part of it. I’ve become intensely shy, that’s another part. If I had to pick one thing, social situations… Continue reading
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Just Fine Before 1990
The computer age is not that old. In the science fiction world it may have been around longer, but what is common now, has not been that long. I went through all of my formal education without a personal computer. I remember my college friends going to the computer lab at three in the morning… Continue reading
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Selling
I’ve know for a long time, and many people have told me, that I under promote myself. If I could add a skill, it would be to market myself better. A big part in the challenge of promotion is not raw skills, but will, believing in myself. Self-confidence is a daily struggle. Also, old ideas… Continue reading
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Worst Enemy
When I am worrying about how I treat others, I often forget to pay attention to how I treat myself. I suppose it makes sense that the main character of my book is a person who is extremely hard on himself. I have to work hard to look back on my accomplishments and feel good… Continue reading
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Fishing
I went fishing with my son today. He’s a grown man and it was nice to see him. We didn’t catch anything, but being on the water on a sunny day was a lot of fun. It was a good reminder that the simple things are sometimes the best things. Fortunately, there is still season… Continue reading
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Legacy
Working hard comes naturally to me, but it’s not always rewarding. When I want to avoid taking a big risk, I make myself busy with a project around the house or in the yard, and when I do it, I work very hard until I’m very tired, which completes my act of avoidance. I work… Continue reading
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Honesty
My grandmother described my father as “honest to a fault,” because he was honest no matter the consequences, like getting himself in trouble when he admitted to wronging or offending girls he dated. Over the years, I have discovered that my father’s model rubbed off on me. In many writing classes fellow writers would express… Continue reading
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Already There
Since I’m semi-retired I’m doing my work regardless of the money. Art and writing are my thing, but I could never feed myself by them. That’s the dilemma, having a drive to do something, but society not allocating resources for it. So I create for art’s sake and am lucky I can afford it. I… Continue reading
About Me
Indie author and self taught artist, creating for over fifty years, also a former corporate lawyer and systems manager … and other assorted vocations. Writing is my passion. I just released my first science fiction novel, Escape From Desolation, eBook and paperback. More information at my author page: http://escapefromdesolation.com
