Free eBook, February 10

In celebration of my birthday on Monday, February 10, I’m giving away my ebook Night of the Hell Hounds and Other Stories from the Ridgewood Chronicles all day long on that day. If you like stories about ghosts, witches, mysterious creatures, and magic, check out my book. There are 24 short stories in it, and … Continue reading Free eBook, February 10

Looking Back and Ahead

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

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

Ridgewood Growth

I started writing fiction when I was nine. They were baseball stories about the struggles, triumphs, and defeats of the game. During my early teens, I transitioned from writing stories about ballgames to writing stories about haunted houses and graveyards, supernatural creatures, and even aliens from other planets. I kept notebooks filled with plot ideas. … Continue reading Ridgewood Growth

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Ridgewood Places

Last week, I celebrated my dad’s 90th birthday with him at his cozy one-bedroom apartment. We talked about current and past events, which led us to comparing now to then. He lives in the town he and I grew up in, so we talked a lot about the town’s scenic changes. The question “Do you … Continue reading Ridgewood Places

Great observations, Joseph, and sadly, so true about writers. The writing group I presided over for many years ended up…

I used to attend a writer's critique group and I always tried to frame comments in a positive manner and…

Thanks Joseph. Wishing you a wonderful 2026.

Congrats on the getting the new book to proof reading. We have been getting a lot more snow than normal…

Thanks Max. I like the rocking Kenny too.

Glad you are getting it done Steve! Love that Kenny Rogers song as well...I like the rocking Kenny.

Hey Lola. Thanks. 😊

I'm looking forward to reading it, Steve!

I hear you on the speed that a week seems to pass. Our Thanksgiving weekend was in October, but I…

My 91-year-old dad says the same, only it passes in the blink of an eye. I'm not there yet but…