I was in 7th-grade music class when the terrorists flew planes into the towers and so on 25 years ago. This confused people. “I was in music when I heard,” I said, and possibly wrote in a poem they made us write in English class. People thought I meant that,… Continue reading
My short stories operate in what I call a “squishy canon.” Sometimes a comparison of two stories about the same characters may reveal apparent contradictions or confusing chronology. This is often unintentional, but it’s unintentionality is intentional. I see my characters, especially the ones who are most prominent right now… Continue reading
This is going to come out sounding like the intro to one of my stories but I’ve been having oatmeal for breakfast nowadays because oats are good for your heart and can reduce cholesterol levels. Actually, oats are a truly wonderful food for human beings, but the problem is they… Continue reading
I learned about rucking a couple years ago after I read Arnold Schwarzenegger’s book Be Useful and discovered his workout app. I am a big Arnold fan even though he did that one thing that one time. Rucking is when you exercise by carrying around weight in a pack. I bought… Continue reading
Happy Labor Day. Labor is very important. I really appreciate the day off, as well. We have a lot of crap to bring to the house. I’m excited to get it looking like a real home. This whole saga has been distracting from the writing, though that seems to be… Continue reading
I read off a Boox Leaf2. I wish I could remember when or why exactly I got it… I had a Kobo Libra for a little while but gave it to my wife and got myself the Leaf2. I enjoy it very much. I wanted to be able to easily… Continue reading
Yesterday while we were waiting for our lawyer to review our thingamajigs for the new house, we went to Half Price Books to pass the time. What a wonderland that place is. I felt like the selection was much better than at an ordinary bookstore or even the library because… Continue reading
My wife and I got a house and if all goes well will close on it today. It’s been an arduous journey and not very fun. Housing is ridiculous in this country. We’re very fortunate to be able to get a house and to be near the end of this… Continue reading