NaNo – Uh-oh?

November is National Novel Writing Month – aka NaNoWriMo. Simply put, it’s a fun, free-for-all, stress-filled gambit wherein writers of all levels of experience make solemn vows under the full moon (not really… well, maybe some do) that they will attempt to write a...

Random Ramblings – Eight

What a week. Whew! Surgery is over, I had that yesterday, and I am happily recovering at home. Currently, Pip the Kitten is acting as my foot warmer, and I’m comfortable. More comfortable, if a bit weaker, than I was Tuesday. I was expecting that but it’s still...

On the Matter of Epitaphs

Epitaphs have been on my mind the last few days. Yes, part of that is probably due in part to the fact that I’m having surgery this week, but it could also be the October effect kicking in. Tis the season where people share pictures of cemeteries and grave...

Stray Characters

John Hudson intrigues me. Given that I’m “finished” with the Olman County series, this is a bit of a perturbing development. Nonetheless, he does. When I first set up that series, John was a nasty piece of work. He was a chip off his old man’s block, his mother’s son...

In the Middle of the Night

If you have the Billy Joel song stuck in your head after reading that post title, you’re welcome. So do I. I miss being a night owl. For most of my life, even when I was a kid, I loved staying awake until the wee hours. That’s where I found a lot of magic, where I did...