Let’s Hear It for Swift Kicks in the Butt

Last week, I sung the praises of being back in a routine again. How finally that would let me get some stuff—we're talking writing stuff here—done. So here we are, a little over a week later, and who would like to guess just how many words I've written since then? Anyone? Here, I'll give youContinue reading "Let’s Hear It for Swift Kicks in the Butt"

Finally, a Routine

We've all heard that change is good; we should embrace change. I feel like I've done a pretty good job at that the last couple of months, to be honest. New job, schedule all over the place. Not that I'm complaining—far from it, I love my new job—but finally I'm back into a routine andContinue reading "Finally, a Routine"

Where I Geek Out a Little Bit

I've always considered myself a bit of a geek. Or is it a nerd. A geeknerd. A...neek? Anyway, there's been a monumental shift in popular culture over the past few years. All the nerds and geeks that got picked on and teased, say twenty years ago? Yeah, they run shit now. Which is cool. Part ofContinue reading "Where I Geek Out a Little Bit"

Might I Suggest a Little Light Reading?

I wasn't planning on any more blogging this week (especially two days in a row) after the gargantuan beast that was yesterday's post, but I had to make an exception. I got an email yesterday from Danse Macabre Magazine's sister site DM Du Jour, letting me know they were publishing my flash fiction story Silence,Continue reading "Might I Suggest a Little Light Reading?"

Cue the COPS Theme Song: My Day with Wichita’s Finest

I never talked about my job much here on the blog, and that was generally for good reason: I didn't like it. I had a steady, good-paying job, but I was absolutely miserable. I won't go into it much, mostly because I still have friends there, but also because I worked for a large companyContinue reading "Cue the COPS Theme Song: My Day with Wichita’s Finest"

The BoJ Quarterly Book Report: Summer Edition

I'm staying just about on pace for my new year's resolution of reading a book a month. I got ahead at one point, but between running into a couple of books that were hard to make myself read and other stuff that made me not want to read at all, I slowed back down aContinue reading "The BoJ Quarterly Book Report: Summer Edition"

Well, Isn’t This a Nice Surprise!

I was getting restless. I wondered if people were going to think I was crazy or, worse yet, making it up when I said I had another story being published. I checked Nebula Rift magazine's Facebook page and website regularly and saw no updates or announcements of new issues, and they never emailed me toContinue reading "Well, Isn’t This a Nice Surprise!"

3 Reasons Why Man Cannot Live on Netflix Alone

Well, this man, anyway. Netflix is the rare technological advancement that's totally affordable but I haven't adopted yet. For the longest time it was because I had no device to deliver Netflix to my TV—my gaming days ended way back at the PS1 (which, not to get on a tangent, but I'm very grateful for.Continue reading "3 Reasons Why Man Cannot Live on Netflix Alone"

The Eagle Has Landed: My first published story sees the light of day

After proudly telling the world (which is, literally, tens of people) I'd finally gotten not one, but two stories accepted for publication last month, next I did the only thing I could—I waited. And waited. I realized that I had no idea when either magazine/journal would actually come out, and started to feel a little uncomfortableContinue reading "The Eagle Has Landed: My first published story sees the light of day"

The Emancipation of Jackie

It's been a crazy week or so around here, but oddly enough there's not much to say as to why it's been so crazy. There may be something to talk about in the near future, but for now it's just crickets and tumbleweeds around here. In a smidge of writing news, I finished one ofContinue reading "The Emancipation of Jackie"