I’ve been around the block a few times. Maybe more than a few. My wife and I will be celebrating our 38th wedding anniversary in August. Of course, we were just babies when we got married. One of the little games we play on occasion–and I am sure we aren’t alone in this–is asking each … More Drink Deep
I am excited, fearful and worried. Well, no, not really worried. Infinity’s Reach is my 12th book, so if it does good, great. If it flops, well, I have been there too. But it is exciting to have it show up on Amazon. I know the official launch is April 1, but I couldn’t help … More The Good Things in Life are FREE
OK, if you haven’t noticed the family resemblance, today’s winner is my grandson. (What? Don’t you recognize those kneecaps? Gavin Robinson is holding up the obligatory “I CAN HELP YOU ESCAPE” sign outside the state capitol in Austin, Texas. Since he doesn’t have much competition at this point, he’s today’s winner. No nepotism there, of … More Another winner…hey, who is that?
THE COLOR OF WARM People assume when you are a professional that you have things figured out. I know that’s the way I think. I look at men in their fancy BMWs, women in their business attire and think, they have it all together. And generally, that’s how our society has been able to function. … More “The Color of Warm”
The days are winding down until the official launch of Infinity’s Reach on April 1, and our contest continues. Today our winner of a free autographed paperback copy of Infinity’s Reach is Katie Gorbea Araguz. She got a little assistance from Aaron, her three year old, and in the process won a book. Once again, … More Another winner. Another free book.
Heroism: 1. extreme self-sacrificing courage esp. in fulfilling a higher purpose or attaining a noble end; 2. the qualities of a hero. My doctoral dissertation dealt with mythology and how the myths we buy into cultivate our view of the world. And so it’s probably no surprise that I succumb to a bit of hero … More I’m Holding Out for a Hero
This is a story that is a result of a speculative discussion I had a while ago with my good friend Edward Cheever II. The question was: What if World War I never happened? This story is based on an alternate world in which a united, imperialistic Europe is slowly taking over the world. Only … More “The Bridge of Sighs”
This short story is an exploration of what might be a sequel to my book, The Kiss of Night. If you’re interested, you can find it here. EYES WIDE OPEN Rudy’s Never Closes is what the sign read, which is pretty much stating the obvious for pretty much every shop and restaurant in the … More “Eyes Wide Open”
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 spent two years in research and then development of a national magazine that only lived a year. It was a traumatic ending of two of the hardest, best years of my life. The magazine was, I still believe, one of the best to ever come out of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. But like a … More When Bad Things Happen to Good Stories
The Great Adventure 