


Virtual Vacation: Mars Orbit
Here I am in the Daedalus Mars Orbiter, looking down at the planet from the ship’s observation bubble. We’re all dressed casually right now because […]

Pardon My Dust
Yes, I have a new web site. And it’s very much a work in progress. I’m afraid the old site became a bit of an […]

The Power of “Not Now”
There’s a funny sort of confidence that came to me after I’d worked on my writing craft for a couple of years. For as long […]

Finished First Novel: Finders Keepers
I guess it’s true. You do always remember the first time…you complete a novel. It feels weird, but today I technically finished my first novel, […]

Virtual Vacation: Ewok City
Right, so here’s another virtual vacation since I don’t have the latitude to go on a real one. This time, I’m reporting in from Ewok […]

Virtual Vacation: International Space Station
So, there’s this lockdown thing going on, as if that was news to anyone, and it looks like every single vacation plan I had for […]

Inspiration: Star Trek Night Hawks
Another version of Edward Hopper’s famous Night Hawks painting, but this time with a Star Trek slant. It seems like the least I could do […]

The Future of Writing Groups
The Hourlings writing group meets every Sunday without fail, and no pandemic is going to stop our meeting. Of course, certain realities obviously have to […]

Coming Soon (Lockdown Edition)
Welcome to the Lockdown edition of my irregularly scheduled Coming Soon feature. I’ve been a little preoccupied lately, as I’m sure everybody else has, too. […]