Category: Reunion: A Story
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On Writing & Storytelling: What’s in a Name, You Ask?
“Writing is like sex. First you do it for love, then you do it for your friends, and then you do it for money.” – Virginia Woolf It’s almost noon on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 – the second day of traditional (or astronomical) spring and the 21st since the start of meteorological spring – and…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Well, What’s Next?
“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” ― John Steinbeck After Reunion: What Comes Next? “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” ― John Steinbeck Now that…
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On Writing & Storytelling: One Chapter Ends; Another is in the Wings
The Wait is Over “For a while” is a phrase whose length can’t be measured. At least by the person who’s waiting.” ― Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun My package with my copy of the paperback edition of Reunion: A Story arrived just a few minutes ago. I had been…
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, March 19, 2023, or: A Quick Weekend Update on a Chilly, Gloomy Sunday Afternoon
Closely Watched Packages – Déjà Vu All Over Again? “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” – Yogi Berra Well, it’s early afternoon on Sunday, March 19, 2023, here in Lithia, Florida, and it is a cloudy, chilly (56°F/13°C) day in the Tampa Bay area. The low temperature and the gray, gloomy skies are affecting…
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On Writing & Storytelling: My Novella’s Second Revised Edition is Available on Amazon!*
* And on Barnes & Noble Online, too! “If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ― Toni Morrison As of 8 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Friday, March 17, 2023, the second revised edition of my novella Reunion: A Story has been…
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Author & Reader (A Septolet)
Author tapping fingers upon the keyboard, creating worlds. Reader diving eagerly into the tale.
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Cover Reveal for Reunion A Story
Originally posted on Leonberger Life: Sometimes I make posts not directly related to Leonberger dogs, especially if I want to promote a good book. Today I am making a cover reveal post for one of the books written by a talented author and an on-line friend by the name Alex Diaz-Granados. New front cover for…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Trials and Tribulations, and Other Issues
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” ― Ernest Hemingway I have a confession to make. Sometimes, in my darkest, loneliest, saddest times, I wish I wasn’t a writer. Most of the time, I don’t feel that way. Most of the time, I wake up early,…
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On Writing & Storytelling: Well, That Didn’t Go So Well….
“It was one of those times you feel a sense of loss, even though you didn’t have something in the first place. I guess that’s what disappointment is- a sense of loss for something you never had.” ― Deb Caletti, The Nature of Jade Well, that was a swift kick in the pants! I received…
A Certain Point of View, Too 