The Fountain: and six more fantasy and sci-fi stories The Fountain came out in June 2017–it’s about time we did some temporary price cuts; for seven days. Here’s the deals: The countdowns are all at PDT time Just $.99–from June 2nd, at 8am to 4pm on the 5th. From 4pm on the 5th to 12am […]
When You’re Strange, A repost Don’t you love the Doors? But this isn’t about music, except for one more passing reference. Ray Stevens would be aghast. The song lyrics might as well be, “Everyone is strange in their own way.” For decades now, my wife has said I’m strange. I welcome the epithet as an amusing […]
Tired of forecasts, Harley bought a desktop weather station. Like every morning, Harley checked the meteorological conditions on his phone app. Thirty degrees—with a chance of snow. His weather station on the counter disagreed on the temp. It said 40 degrees. His hilltop home was 15 miles from the airport that supplied the info on […]
Mashups–Did them before; let’s do them again. (Mashups–a bit of this and that; often includes snippets from Waiting for Westmoreland [tenth edition] along with other memoir material, AND thoughts or perspectives on writing, thematic observations, etc.) Snippets cut from cold cloth. Allusions and associations. So Cold in China, a Leo Kottke song title. Cold Shot, […]
The Necromancer’s Daughter by D. Wallace Peach My rating: 5 of 5 stars A rereading fleshed out the conflicts and the connections among Aster, the adopted daughter of necromancer Barus (a crippled man), Joreh, the eventual romantic interest (son of an evil vicar and torn by Aster’s “healing,” and his father’s obdurate objections to it). […]
I’m not a kid anymore–music and events So, I’m going to begin a new series–concerts and other events from long ago. This reminiscence is tame. Others may be a little more intriguing–or risqué. Metropolitan Stadium is long gone. It’s where the Minnesota Twins and the Vikings played decades past. Open air was fine for baseball. […]
Before we get to that–Saturday April 29 through Monday May 1st, are the last FREE days to download Jumped by a Deadly Cholla on Amazon. Sample here. Groundhog Day is truly one of our favorite movies. Let me explain. We don’t watch it every year, but we did this February. For those of you (must […]
I’m back! Yes, I’ve been gone a long time. The prostate cancer treatment hasn’t been that troublesome, but it slowed the writing process. No surgery, no chemicals—just external radiation five days in October and five in December. Plus quarterly hormone injections. We won’t go into the details or side effects, but my energy and clarity […]
Whenever I hear it, the song sends me over the 3rd Avenue bridge in 1973 Minneapolis. Music can trigger place memories. “California Dreamin” puts me in Columbus, Georgia, walking past a music store playing the Mamas and the Papas tune. A weekend pass from nearby Ft. Benning, took me there–as does the song. But I […]
Now and again, one should be offering excerpts from their published works. Waiting for Westmoreland is a memoir that describes how Vietnam became an essential path to my enlightenment–and true happiness. The excerpt below doesn’t really speak to that theme, but it provides a historical perspective on the time and place. It also illustrates the corruption […]