“You Can’t Please Everyone…
So ya gotta please yourself,” from the famous chorus of Rick Nelson’s “Garden Party”. With today’s social media, it doesn’t matter what the topic for discussion is. A division quickly Read More …
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Titan and His Three Little Pigs
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Raising a Cane Corso mastiff is often stressful, as the breed grows exponentially compared to others. The stress comes from having a full-size dog that’s still a puppy. Gradually, as Read More …
The Deimos Virus (Re-released) Behind the Scenes
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The Deimos Virus was the most difficult novel I’ve written. From concept to finished product was a fourteen year timespan. The story required a lot of research on my part Read More …
My Magical Money Shirt
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When I was six years old, our grandparents were visiting from Ohio. I always loved when they visited, as we seldom got to spend a lot of time with them. Read More …
Never Stop Improving
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“Never Stop Improving” has been Lowe’s slogan since 2011. Those three words are powerful, even outside of home improvement projects. This mantra should be something we strive to achieve each Read More …
Throwback Thursday: Christmas Break 1985
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I was a college freshman at Berea College in 1985. One of the hardest things about being a student at Berea was moving two states away and leaving my twin Read More …
To See or Not to See?
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While this might not be the most relevant question, if you’re writing mystery/suspense, this question plays a pivotal role in your story. In 1998, during my senior year at Morehead Read More …
Weight Loss & Writing Full-time
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A couple of years ago, I mentioned the dangers of a sedentary life as a writer (or anyone in general), and how I had developed a DVT in my lower Read More …
Happy New Year! (2020)
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When it comes to vision, 20/20 is considered perfect eyesight. So, for this year, 2020, I want it to be a Year of Focus toward my writing and life as Read More …
Farewell, 2019 …
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2019 is a year that I would have to rank as the fastest passing year of my life. My mother often said that the older we got, the faster the Read More …