Chess Quotes in “The Rooftop Game”
My novelette, The Rooftop Game, features a life-and-death struggle for survival on the rooftop of a castle tower. When the castle is overrun by enemies […]
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Inspiration: Galaxy’s Edge
This is a photograph of a mural I saw at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC a few years ago. It’s as […]
Monday Mashup: Beth Harmon vs. Spock
I love this mashup image of Beth Harmon, the chess prodigy from The Queen’s Gambit, locked in battle with the inimitable Mr. Spock, from Star […]
Don’t Let Your Story Succumb to the Dreaded Bean Bag Syndrome
I’m a speculative fiction writer and I’ve been participating in writing critique groups since 2013. In that time, I can’t even begin to tell you […]
Motorcycle vs. Tree
So, this is a picture of my brother, Steve Keener, shortly after he crashed into a tree during one of his off-road runs (motorcycles are […]
SpaceX Operational Launch
Today marked the first operational launch of a fully-crewed SpaceX Crew Dragon rocket into space. It carried four astronauts and cargo bound for the International […]
Virtual Vacation: The Shire
Now that the election is (sort of) over, I’ve decided to vacation in the Shire where the pace of life is much slower and, most […]
Rappahannock Writers Conference 2020
This past weekend, on November 7th, I attended the Rappahannock Writers Conference put on by the Central Rappahannock Regional Library. It was the fourth year […]
Virtual Vacation: Paris
My whirlwind virtual vacation continues with me sitting just inside a Paris apartment with the Eiffel Tower in the background. Looking out the open door […]
Monday MashUp: Star Wars and WWII
I love “photos” like this. Here are some walkers from Star Wars in a World War II setting. I think it’s a cool picture, and […]