I hope you and yours had a merry Christmas. Now that the big event is over, the end of the year is approaching fast. That means making promises to keep in the new year for a lot of us, and a look back at the outcomes of our promises made for the past year. I … Continue reading Looking Back and Ahead
November Whirlwind
A quick glance at the calendar shows me that November is nearly over. It’s always a busy month for me. First, there are many birthdays to celebrate in November. I blame Valentine’s Day for that. Second, my wedding anniversary is in November. Today, my wife and I celebrate our 44th. Third, there’s preparing for and … Continue reading November Whirlwind
Fantasy Short Story About Seeing Ghosts: Different Perspectives
Happy Halloween! This is a reprint of an eerie short story I call “Different Perspectives.” * * * The coffeehouse window Larry sat beside reminded him of sitting in his car at the car wash. Except, this wasn’t Get Wet Express. This was another rainy day in Ridgewood, at Mabel’s, on Monday, around eight-thirty in … Continue reading Fantasy Short Story About Seeing Ghosts: Different Perspectives
Bones In the Sand: A Halloween Tale
It’s almost Halloween. Time for a spooky story! “Bones In the Sand” is a short story I wrote in 1991 for my children, especially for my son. It has skeletons in it for all you bone lovers to enjoy on this Halloween. Happy scary reading. It rained on the island for five days. On that … Continue reading Bones In the Sand: A Halloween Tale
A Quick Autumn Stroll
Preparing for winter has kept me busy for the past week, but I have finally been able to put together some collages of my favorite autumn photographs. It has been sunny and warm this week in northwest Pennsylvania, but also windy, so many of the deciduous trees are becoming bare by the minute. Despite the … Continue reading A Quick Autumn Stroll
Night of the Hell Hounds: Short Stories to Haunt You
Check out my volume of fantasy short stories centered on the eerie town, Ridgewood, available in electronic and paperback formats. Get the ebook here: Night of the Hell Hounds and Other Stories from the Ridgewood Chronicles. Get the paperback here: Night of the Hell Hounds and Other Stories from the Ridgewood Chronicles. You can read … Continue reading Night of the Hell Hounds: Short Stories to Haunt You
Ridgewood Living
When I was at college years ago, I studied playwriting. I learned about stage and theater, the differences between three-act, four-act, and five-act play structure, and Aristotle’s Rising Action, Climax, and Denouement. I took what I learned to become a better writer when writing my books. While I wrote, I imagined my characters on stage … Continue reading Ridgewood Living