You might have a vision of summers you gave up your swimming time during middle or high school to make up units (I made up civics one…… Read more “Summer School”
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Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?
In my first published book, the opening scenes are about a place where I actually worked at the time. I changed the name of the company and…… Read more “Do you hide any secrets in your books that only a few people will find?”
Magical Collaboration
I could write about my recent trip to the Bay Area for my son’s graduation. Or the morning glories coming up (how different their little seedlings are…… Read more “Magical Collaboration”
Aftermath
In December, months before the fire Burned trees on the edge of the forest. Reading about the Owens fire, I never got a sense of how much…… Read more “Aftermath”
Valkyries
This is my third and last post on Nordic mythology, for the moment at least! Valkyries: Here’s one story. Odin brought a Volva (female magician, sybil or…… Read more “Valkyries”
Fire on the Coast
A week ago, I left work heading home south down Highway 1, the main coastal road of Northern California, and saw billowing smoke in a long swath…… Read more “Fire on the Coast”
Nordic Mysteries
I recently agreed to write a piece for an author anthology coming out in 2025. The invitation was to include a Valkyrie. That plunged me into a…… Read more “Nordic Mysteries”
What was your dream job as a kid?
This is pretty funny. Or seems funny now. I wonder how many other people imagined this same thing. Well, at times, in early adolescence, I imagined working…… Read more “What was your dream job as a kid?”
More Eyes
I’ve started pulling an excerpt from my most recent writing to put into my newsletters. I search for a part that’s intriguing or splendid in some way…… Read more “More Eyes”
Conscious VAca
For a while now, I’ve thought about the irony that people use a lot of grid-energy at gyms, when it seems like they could be producing energy.…… Read more “Conscious VAca”