III Progress Report

As the Kenny Rogers and The First Edition song released in 1968 goes, I Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In). Between shoveling snow here in northwest Pennsylvania and working on the third book of the Ridgewood Chronicles, I haven’t been blogging like I should. Plus, there’s the holiday shopping and … Continue reading III Progress Report

Life’s Whirlwind

Do you ever feel like the days seem to fly by faster the older you get? I wrote last year around this time about November being a busy month for me with lots of family birthdays, preparing holiday food to celebrate Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S., and my and my wife’s wedding anniversary. This … Continue reading Life’s Whirlwind

An Autumn Walk

Before the winds came and blew some of the colorful leaves from the trees, and before the rain washed many more to the ground, I spent time away from working on my books and art to stop and enjoy nature. The sun was bright one evening and lit up the trees in my yard in … Continue reading An Autumn Walk

Happy Free eBooks Halloween

Get free ebooks of Night of the Hell Hounds and Trespassing today at Amazon for your Kindle. Save some money and join the spooky Halloween fun by including my books in your library. You’ll find stories for young and old and read about ghosts, witches, monsters, and more in the pages of my books. Readers … Continue reading Happy Free eBooks Halloween

Free eBooks Today

Get free ebooks of Night of the Hell Hounds and Trespassing today and next Friday at Amazon. Enjoy the spooky fun of Halloween by including my books in your library. You’ll find stories for young and old and read about ghosts, witches, monsters, and more in the pages of my books. Save some money and … Continue reading Free eBooks Today

For the Love of Short Stories

On the 20th last week, I celebrated with my dad his 91st birthday. I took him to lunch, then sat with him in his apartment and talked about the past: “The Good Ol’ Days” as many people who lived in the ’40s, ’50s, and ’60s tend to call those decades. He grew up in a … Continue reading For the Love of Short Stories

Discovery, Surprise, and Fun When Writing

I am neither a plotter nor a pantser when I write my books, yet I do both. Plotters blueprint their stories with outlines; pantsers don’t. Authors who don’t outline, “walk with their characters and listen to what they have to say,” to paraphrase William Faulkner. As a mostly-writes-short-stories author, I don’t outline my plots but … Continue reading Discovery, Surprise, and Fun When Writing