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A Day in the Life
I often write about a topic on my mind in the moment, usually inspired by something that happened the same day. Since I’m a hermit in many ways, often nothing big happens, except what I see on TV and that’s usually negative which I don’t like to talk about, because talking about it propagates it… Continue reading
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Wrist Watch
I’m not much of a jewelry guy and don’t usually wear even wrist watches, but I have one that I finally got a battery for so I could wear it again. My uncle gave it to me as thanks for my help in settling my aunt’s affairs. The process wasn’t too difficult, but I was… Continue reading
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World Building
Before I go thru my rough draft of my latest book, I take some time making sure I understand the environment my story lives in. I have set my story 300 years in the future, so the question is what will Earth be like then. In previous books, my story took place on an alien… Continue reading
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Crooked Arrow
I intended my blog to be about the struggles of a writer/artist, about the ups and downs. I have discovered that I like writing positive “a day in the life” segments too. But I have days like today when writing a feel good submission is not in the cards. I’m struggling today. I’m worried about… Continue reading
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Flip of a Switch
It’s funny how the mind works. I think about about how things were a challenge for me, then, like a switch being flipped, they weren’t. I once had a severe phobia of public speaking, to the point I would stutter and ramble or nearly pass out. My heart would race and I would get short… Continue reading
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Improvisation
I went to an Improvisational Theater last night. We know one of the performers. I like all live performance. I like being part of a creative space that is unique and only exists for a moment in time. Whether it’s scripted or improvisation, the performance becomes a mini-world. I didn’t follow all of the skits… Continue reading
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Nice to be a Squirrel
Sometimes when I get depressed or agitated by the news or politics, I think about the wild animals that live around my suburban home: Coyotes, Racoons, Rabbits, Hawks, Woodpeckers, Sparrows, other birds, Possums, Skunks, Moles and Mice. It’s a whole gaggle of creatures that meander about the yards without any concern or awareness of the… Continue reading
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Vicarious Thrills
I was driving my son to the airport today. He had an award ceremony to attend for a game he designed. I am so proud of his achievement. I get a thrill when my kids do good. It seems natural for a parent to feel this way, but my parents showed no joy for anything… Continue reading
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Writing
I’m nearing the end of a rough draft of my third book in my Escape From Desolation trilogy. I call it a rough draft and not a first draft because when I’m done I have to go through the whole thing again to tighten it up and focus on the themes established by the ending.… Continue reading
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Dieting
When I was a kid, I remember my parents trying all sorts of diets, some of them were wacky, and some made them sick. They wanted to restore their youthful trimmed selves. None of the diets worked. I told them they needed exercise and should start with walking around the block. We lived in a… 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
