Yesterday I had a hankering for some good old science fiction action, so I pulled the movie “The Chronicles of Riddick” out of my collection and watched it yesterday and this morning. I have seen the movie several times, but apparently I hadn’t watched this particular DVD. It was a Director’s Cut. I usually cringe … More Less Is (Usually) More
I’m in good spirits this morning. I’ve been struggling with completing articles for the Spring issue of Spirit magazine, the alumni magazine that I edit. This morning, since my wife had to get up early and go to work, I got up with her. I always think more clearly in the morning, especially when I … More Wrestling with the Titans
A few weeks ago you might remember me talking about doing a photo shoot for covers of books that I plan on releasing soon. Well, we are finally ready to show those covers to the world. Infinity’s Reach. We are promoting this as Pilgrim’s Progress in Apocalyptic America, but it is a retelling rather than … More Cover Band
I haven’t been able to do any work on my book projects lately because of my other duties. I am frantically trying to complete the last few articles for my university’s alumni magazine. The articles are due Friday, and from the beginning, when I went into the Planning Committee meeting with one idea and came … More The Ugly Stepchild
The following is an excerpt from my book The Heretic, which is scheduled to be available this summer. Watch for it. Stephanie Dobbas—her stage name was Chippy—took another shot of Jack Daniels before she got back into her booth. Wednesday night was slow for business; she even found that when she was doing lap … More David and Goliath
The following is the prologue of Elijah, the third book of The Champion Trilogy, scheduled to come out this summer. Enjoy. “Dear Katya: “I am writing this letter in the hope that it will get to you somehow. After leaving you I was taken in a vehicle with blackened windows to an underground … More The End of It All
The following is an excerpt from The Heretic, the second book in The Champion Trilogy, which is scheduled to be released this summer. The brown Volvo slowed down to a crawl parallel to two young adolescents walking down the sidewalk. It was getting dark, and the preteen boy and girl were still on the … More Vengeance Is Mine, Saith the Lord
I’ve been thinking about my mother. I’ve worked in one way or another for the Seventh-day Adventist Church since 1975. I’ve been a university professor, book, magazine, and newspaper editor, published author and public relations professional in that time. I am pleased to say that my words and my actions have had a positive influence … More Roots
We had a discussion in Rough Writers a couple of weeks ago about whether some stories shouldn’t be written. Most of my short stories come to me as dreams. I have several stories in the back of my mind that border on horror, but since I don’t actually read horror, I haven’t written them down. … More “A Mirror Darkly”
I was listening to NPR this morning while I was in pursuit of a rumor of free firewood (a story for another time). They were talking about research on happiness. The question came up: does having children REALLY make you happier? Research showed that the acts involved in taking care of children actually ranked pretty … More Happiness Is a Warm Keyboard
The Great Adventure 