The Darkest Midnight is now widely available! It's the busiest shipping season of the year, so I am still awaiting the arrival of printed books which I can take to Unicorn Gifts and Toys in Ashland, Oregon as well as sell directly through my publisher's website. I will also be letting Bloomsbury Books (also in Ashland) that… Continue reading Now Available
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Coming Soon!
Finally, here it is in Real Life™ The text is in the hands of a trusted critic/reader, and with this printed-cover hurdle out of the way, now it's all about fine-tuning the story and catching goofs. I'm starting to update various websites with a December 01, 2014 release date, since sometimes it can take online… Continue reading Coming Soon!
Ashland Book and Author Festival 2014
Just a quick post in between chapter edits to say: I'll be participating in The Ashland Book and Author Festival on September 20th. It will take place at the Hannon Library at Southern Oregon University from 10:00am - 4:00pm and is completely free to the public. (Click the previous link for more information.) I will be reading from The Stone… Continue reading Ashland Book and Author Festival 2014
Animation in the Computer Age
The Animator at Work Computers make everything : easier / faster / better. Except when they don't. There's a : program / script / button : for that. Except when nobody thought to make one to do the thing you need. Or there used to be, but someone: bought the program and made alterations with… Continue reading Animation in the Computer Age
Rules to Live By (or, Things My Mother Has Taught Me)
1. Life is not fair (Especially in Public School) 2. You've got to be fast (Told to me after a screen door slammed shut on my hand) 3. Always check the oven before you pre-heat (Because something might be in there already. For my mother, it was Tupperware. For a friend of mine, it was… Continue reading Rules to Live By (or, Things My Mother Has Taught Me)
Judson Robert Finley 1931-2012
Retirement Party, 1989 "Such a beautiful dream. I hate to think it all over." -Hank Williams, Jr. (Lovesick Blues) On May 08, 2012, Judson Robert Finley, tireless advocate for the underdog, steadfast friend, warmhearted family man, and musician extraordinaire, quietly left the party he’d loved so well. It will not be the same without his bright,… Continue reading Judson Robert Finley 1931-2012
Crazy Trip™ 2010: Post 9: RWA Conference
NOTE: I have resurrected these Crazy Trip™ posts from a previous blog. For the accompanying Photo Essay, click the link in the main header (above) or HERE. It has taken me over a month to write about the Conference itself. The reason for that, I see now, is simple. I'm in denial that it's over. So… Continue reading Crazy Trip™ 2010: Post 9: RWA Conference
Crazy Trip™ 2010: Post 9: Day 4 (“Amem)”
NOTE: For the Photo Essay, click the link in the main header (above) or HERE. Part One I awoke to views that made my Arizona-desert-born soul leap with joy: fog, lush mountain forests, and lots and lots of water (lakes, rivers, creeks). I believe there were even—big grin—ferns. Many photo opportunities were lost during breakfast, when the… Continue reading Crazy Trip™ 2010: Post 9: Day 4 (“Amem)”
Crazy Trip™ 2010: Post 8: Day 3
NOTE: For the Photo Essay, click the link in the main header (above) or HERE. Don’t get me wrong—I’m not complaining when I say that Amtrak trains are stuffy, smell a bit funky-industrial, whoosh lint into the air like a miniature snow factory, provide average meals (to be generous), are less than informative about where the train… Continue reading Crazy Trip™ 2010: Post 8: Day 3
Crazy Trip™ 2010: Post 7: Day 2
NOTE: For the Photo Essay, click the link in the main header (above) or HERE. Right. Well, it’s 8pm and we’re finally about to leave New Mexico for Colorado--something which should have happened around, oh, 5:30pm or so. It looks less like I’ll be able to meet up with a friend in Chicago and more like I… Continue reading Crazy Trip™ 2010: Post 7: Day 2
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