There are so many wonderful words that you hardly ever hear in casual conversation. When I was in high school, I remember an English teacher talking about $50 words, meaning words that are meant to sound fancy but usually come off as pretentious. I guess that’s a sign of inflation, as it’s been said that […]
For over 20 years, I’ve wanted to write a dystopian novel. An idea has been gradually coming together, but now that I’m ready to write it, our reality is encroaching on the dystopian world I’ve created. Yes, there are much worse things to worry about with this administration than the future of my next novel.
Author commentary on stories featured on my Freely Written podcast in January 2025: New Year, Same You and A Herd of Turtles. At the end of each month, I’ll shed some light on my writing adventures. If you’re new to Freely Written, this podcast offers very short stories written from a chosen prompt with no
For some time now, I’ve been planning to offer a newsletter, making it easy to keep up with my writing and other current projects. Sadly, that plan kept getting moved to the back burner. Until now. I’m happy to announce that you can now subscribe to my (free) Grounded in Reality newsletter! In addition to
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Author commentary on stories featured on my Freely Written podcast in December 2024: Gnome for Christmas and Merry and Bright. At the end of each month, I’ll shed some light on my writing adventures. If you’re new to Freely Written, this podcast offers very short stories written from a chosen prompt with no planning and
