The Stones
A long time ago, in a year called 2010, I had a pain in my back. Right around where the kidney was. A trip to the doctor, and an...
A long time ago, in a year called 2010, I had a pain in my back. Right around where the kidney was. A trip to the doctor, and an...
I got shot today. It was a setup. They knew I was coming. I drove to this place where I had to prove who I was. Then I waited. My turn...
Others had it worse, but the Freeze of 2021 wasn’t fun for us, either. I feel like it’s a touchy subject because I got lucky and I had...
The cops found my mom in Duluth. They looked at her ID, saw she was eighteen and left. She’d run away from her abusive mom while a...
I’ve worked hard. Tried to follow the plan. Stumbled a few times. At some point, there’s a reckoning. It all adds up. I’ve been weighed...
The question about what it's like to only hear from one ear came up the other day. A bunch of people who knew somebody responded. While...
I have succumbed to the onslaught of bacteria and virus. Last night, I lost my voice and today, the coughing starts. The only thing...
Now I’ve rested from the three days of whirlwind excitement at Steampunk November, I’m ready to put words to it. This year, SPN granted...
I think by now, everybody knows Stan Lee, the masterful maker of mighty Marvel mayhem has passed away this week. And yes, he loved...
We’re big fans of Weird Al at my house and he’s got a classic song about the biggest ball of Twine in Minnesota. Way back when I first...
The remains of the derelict city lay before us. The chosen battlefield. Nine buildings remained standing. Our goal was to tag four of...
Imagine, if you will, upgrading your house, making it better, faster, smarter. Then one day, nothing works, because a vendor’s server is...
Ten years ago, my best buddy Ned and I recorded an album for the Record Production Month Challenge. It was terrible. Like most terrible...
I caught a snippet of an NPR interview this morning. An economist spoke of CEOs confiding in him about the new technologies they had...
I’m a bit pressed for time this week, due to my day job. I shall give you a sad story I wrote for a 100 word challenge. In searching...
Last weekend, we drove from Houston to Mansfield, TX (just outside dallas) to the 8th annual Steampunk November event. I left you all...
Today while I worked all weekend on software, my wife got a ride to Texas Gulf Coast Animal Hospital. Starbuck’s been acting odd, making...
Check out that click-bait title! This week’s blog entry is chock full of internecine writer drama. There could be a boffer sword duel...
I don’t get stuck for words too often. But now and then I get stuck for what needs me to say something about. I try not to get...
I have to apologize for last week’s blog. Yes, I know only three people on Earth read it. I wrote it Saturday morning when the storm...