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When Cable was Simple
When my wife and I got married, we subscribed to a local cable service, paying about thirty bucks a month. We got more channels than open air broadcast and no commercials. That was supposed to be the advantage of paying for cable: NO COMMERCIALS. But that changed quickly, when a big company bought our little… Continue reading
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Guitar
When I was a kid I got a little inexpensive classical guitar. I had lessons for awhile, but drifted away from it. Since then I have wanted to improve, but haven’t allowed myself the time to learn. I always wanted to play well, and I’ve played all my life, but I don’t know many songs.… Continue reading
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Tune in my Head
Sometimes when I am in a humorous mood, my writing is the most free. But I can’t force it. I can’t force funny. Lately, funny hasn’t been coming my way. It may be because I am immersed in writing my latest book. The tone and theme of that book dominates my creative space. It’s like… Continue reading
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Missing Family
Weddings are a good way to catch up with family and friends. (They’re better than funerals, because the occasion is so much more positive.) But it’s also frustrating because there’s not enough time to catch up with everybody or have extensive time with anybody. Plus, when the dance music starts there is no conversation because… Continue reading
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Married
My son got married last weekend. After all the months of planning and anticipation, it was over in a flash. Good thing there’s video and pictures. It’s taken me two days to recover, sign of my age, I guess. It was fifteen hours on the go. I haven’t been that active in years. I gave… Continue reading
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Under The Bed
One of my struggles as a writer, is to write with my true voice. Often after writing I am unsatisfied to some degree because I don’t feel I was authentic. It’s an idea that there is some magic style of prose that when I use it I will feel nirvana. Ironically, many who read my… Continue reading
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Quiet Life
I work from home and have mostly been a homebody. I can be social and my wife tells me I NEED to get out more, because I drive her crazy, almost hovering over her when she gets home because I finally have someone to talk with. Being a homebody is good for my writing, but… Continue reading
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Clever Cat
My cat pepper is good at getting what she wants. She has learned what annoys us. So when she’s hungry and we’re not paying attention, she scrapes her paw on things to make noise. She starts up, then stops to listen if it’s working. If we don’t respond, she starts up again scratching at things… Continue reading
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Look to the Arts
I love to be around people who like to talk about movies, stories and ideas. Although segments of movie, television and literature may be dominated by commercial interests (especially big budget movies), the best of human thought and expression are represented in these art forms. When discussing a current political or social issue, I often… Continue reading
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Faces in the Trees
I hope I’m not admitting something crazy, but I see faces when I look out my office. My neighborhood has lots of trees and when I look out, there is a myriad of patterns of trunks and branches, which is easier to see in the winter. I used to do a lot of cartoon drawing,… 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
