The Writing

It has been a while since I have talked about where I am in my writing. Since November I haven’t been writing. That is not 100% true, but close enough to it that we’ll just call it good. Really I have had a hard time getting into any of the projects that I was very excited about before that. But, I did promise myself that I would not stew in my own juices forever.

Mik Murdoch Review

This morning I interviewed my son Chris, after he read Mik Murdoch. He really enjoyed the book. We hope you enjoy the interview. I apologize for the sound quality my microphone is broken so we had to resort to another one. Listen to the Interview Here You can pre-order a copy of the book here.ContinueContinue reading “Mik Murdoch Review”

Story Idea Results – and Ray Bradbury

First I would like to recognize that one of the Sci/Fi grand masters died today. Ray Bradbury died at the age of 91. If you are not familiar with his work, and you like sci/fi even a little you should look him up. I promise that at least some of his books will be availableContinueContinue reading “Story Idea Results – and Ray Bradbury”

Story Idea

My son planted a story Idea in my head this morning, and I thought it would be fun to follow up with it. I would love to hear your ideas, so please feel free to share. The basic idea was what if the 6 fingered man had not killed Inigo’s father? Of course you startContinueContinue reading “Story Idea”

The Lump Thanks You.

I want to take a moment to thank everyone who bought or downloaded a copy of The Lump That ate Long Island. The story was great fun to write. If you enjoyed the story please consider recommending it to one of your friends or family. I have been working on this universe for years, butContinueContinue reading “The Lump Thanks You.”

The Lump That Ate Long Island.

The Lump That ate Long Island is the second in a series of stories that I call Leaving the Cradle. (The first of those being Cargo.). There are about ten stories so far of various lengths in this series, that as I get them finished I will release. I also plan to release the wholeContinueContinue reading “The Lump That Ate Long Island.”

A writing question – do you need a timeline?

Question for all you writers and readers out there: I have a number of short stories that fit into the same universe, but… A) The universe is very large and spread out (huge time line.) B) The stories can really kind of stand on their own without the rest of the universe though there areContinueContinue reading “A writing question – do you need a timeline?”

Book Review – Catholic Family Fun: A Guide for the Adventurous, Overwhelmed, Creative, or Clueless

When I first heard about Sarah Reinhard’s book, Catholic Family Fun: A Guide for the Adventurous, Overwhelmed, Creative, or Clueless I knew I needed to read it. My wife and I are always looking for idea of things to do with the kids as a family. Now, being the parents of 9 kids means thatContinueContinue reading “Book Review – Catholic Family Fun: A Guide for the Adventurous, Overwhelmed, Creative, or Clueless”

What in the world have I been up to

This has been kind of an odd week. I don’t do a lot of traveling for work, and most of the time I don’t travel West, at least not very far West. This week however, I traveled about as far West as you can get and still be in the lower 48 states, and cameContinueContinue reading “What in the world have I been up to”