Wednesday, August 19, 2026
I thought some of you might need a peek at what a real offer to publish contract looks like. I've signed several for other books, and I have learned a lot from this situation, but that's a whole different story. You've got to be careful signing stuff like this. I've got a lawyer friend who looks... Sign in to see full entry.
I've got to take a friend someplace here very shortly, but when I get back, I'm going to do something I haven't done for a while. Hang on. V Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Hello, It's Me
My greeting is from one of my favorite songs from the 70s, sung by Todd Rundgren. Why he persisted in dressing like he did for this concert is beyond me... but he always drew huge audiences. I was at about four of them in my youth. Anyway... we are heading into another day of 98-105 degree days.... Sign in to see full entry.
The Photograph That Hadn’t Happened Yet
The Photograph That Hadn’t Happened Yet For three days, nothing happened, and Thomas found that deeply suspicious. Six months earlier, three uneventful days would have been called normal life. He might have spent them reading, working around the house, taking Linda somewhere for lunch, or... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, August 17, 2026
PWA and Grammarly
Here's one of the best pieces of software a writer can have... in my opinion. I use it daily on nearly everything I write. It isn't always 100% (nothing is!), but you choose what changes you want to make. It helps you find misspelled words, improper verb usage, and all those things that leave ya... Sign in to see full entry.
Ever wake up, just knowing you have something that should have been done already? That was me last night. I woke up with a start at ~2:50 am, and I began working on my current story. It's now 5 am, and after hammering out about another 1000 words, I am ready to go back to bed. I got poor ol' Thomas... Sign in to see full entry.
The Road That Followed Them
As I warned ya yesterday, some episodes/chapters are HUGE... like this one. V The Road That Followed Them Linda chose the destination, and Thomas suspected that her choice was intentional. “If I let you decide,” she said as they backed out of the driveway Saturday morning, “we’ll accidentally wind... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, August 16, 2026
It's Me Again, Mildred!
I thought I'd try to explain the story that I am posting here. The feedback is very helpful, and seeing it here helps me figure out how I'm doing. The best way to explain the story is that a man and his wife experience 'time warps' to another place in their younger days, where they meet people from... Sign in to see full entry.
Just Me & The Snake
We had a visitor last night. Lisa had gone into the laundry room to check on her last load of clothes in the dryer (it's too hot to use the dryer during the day!). I heard her call my name, so I wandered out there, and she was holding a small four-foot-Southern Ribbon Snake. I see these creatures... Sign in to see full entry.
The Map That Changed Overnight
The Map That Changed Overnight Thomas woke before sunrise with one thought already waiting for him. The tree. More specifically, the little map carved into its bark. Yesterday, leaving it untouched seemed like the right thing to do. The carpenter had taught him to observe first, disturb nothing, and... Sign in to see full entry.