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  • Potato Salad

    My wife makes a great potato salad. It’s the quintennial summer treat. From me, it’s saying a lot because my mother made a great potato salad too. My wife switched her recipe to a vegan version without losing any quality, which makes her recipe more impressive. Continue reading

  • Publishing

    Publishing my book is the most exciting thing I’ve done lately. I deliberated a long time about my approach, and decided to self-publish. It’s a great sense of accomplishment to have an actual book. The scary part is knowing it’s out there and others are reading it. Self-promotion is not my strong trait, so I… Continue reading

  • My Book

    Ironically, in my book, I create a futuristic city, albeit an alien one. That city has a symmetrical design and a rail system that gets people anywhere they want to go. City affairs are managed by a board of regents, that are appointed by their region, not elected. There are no politics in my city.… Continue reading

  • Meaning

    I have always been an idealist. When I was a kid, my father (who was extremely well read) often got mad at me because my interest in our discussions centered around ideas and all their nuance, where he wanted to get to a definitive point. He wanted answers and I wanted questions. The search for… Continue reading

  • Heart and Vision

    I like movies that have ideas. I am swooned by film with heart and vision. This is my top ten list, not listed in order (It was hard enough to come up with ten): The Four Seasons (1981), for its heart and humor; The Blind Side (2009) for its heart; Forbidden Planet (1956), for its… Continue reading

  • Expanse

    Writing opens me to an expanse, a timeless and vast landscape. I travel in time, writing about my own past or venturing into realms of long ago. I can also go into the future. It’s being like Sponge Bob and Patrick in the box where from the outside, their imaginations came true. The first draft… Continue reading

  • Boring

    The good thing where I live is: no hurricanes, rarely threat of tornado, no forest fires, no floods (I live on a hill), no street protests, no traffic and we live high enough above the sea level that the melting of the ice caps probably won’t reach us. But I do worry about the zombie… Continue reading

  • Content

    Generally, I am content and at peace, most of the time. I got here because I looked inward to figure out my passions and sense of purpose. I’ve been content especially since I published a book, but I wouldn’t say I’m happy. I struggle with depression and get easily discouraged. My book is not a… Continue reading

  • Wing It

    I have goals, things I want to accomplish, but making a plan is the hard part. It seems rote and dry. It’s my artistic side that can’t sit down and write out a plan. When I get the inspiration, I just start creating. The act of creating is all the fun. This approach spills into… Continue reading

  • First Responder

    The first responder puts themselves in harms way without hesitation to save or help others. Those in trouble are stuck and the first responder is their only hope. Without them many people would die. It’s a grave responsibility and first responders do it repeatedly. I never take them for granted. 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

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