Chalk up another successful spin around the sun. No earth destroying asteroids. Check. No, global nuclear annihilation. Check. No zombie…
Category: The Writing Life
Mostly Harmless
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979) I rarely go back and re-read books. There are just too many books in…
A Voice Silenced – Jay Lake 1964 – 2014
Photo Credit: Joseph E. Lake, Jr. / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 I never met Jay Lake, the closest I came was spying…
Countdown to “Second Harvest” Release
In just three days my short story Second Harvest will finally see the light of day. To quote Jerry Garcia and the Grateful…
It’s All About Character
I had two opportunities this past week to listen to people that make a living from their writing talk about…
Penmonkey Gut Check
One of the authors I can rely on for a much needed kick in the pants when it comes to…

Last Stop with the Playwrights’ Junction
This past Monday night I sat in the audience at the Sudbury Theatre Centre with my fellow playwrights, family members,…
Goodbye 2013 and Hello 2014
Back in Time by nicholasjon – License:CC BY-NC 2.0 Human perception of time is a funny thing. With the passing of…
Enter Stage Right
I know its been dark here at my blog for the past month of so, coincidentally also the same length…
New Chapters
A Shiny Big Nickel by BigA888 (via Flickr) Some Rights Reserved Seven years ago this week I moved my young…