Who made 40 fabulous?

My 40th, to be precise? Well, Jodi did.
Actually, a lot of people, friends and family and co-workers, made this a wonderful weekend. First and foremost of course was the big guy, Mike, who helped organize the nice shindig we had at the house on Saturday afternoon. Then there are Scott and Jay, my friends from [...]

Conversations from a car ride

Me: Hey, nice turn signal, Mister Gateway Ambulance Guy. Next time why don’t you wait until the very last minute to use it? Oh wait, you did.
Mikey: Well, you know if they can’t find the crash victim, they’ll just make one.
Me: (after laughter) You know I’m blogging that.
Mikey: Who knew we were funny when we’re [...]

Pride?

Today’s WTF moment came when I was listening to a podcast of “To the Best of Our Knowledge” segment on “Re-Considering Crafts.” A writer and graphic designer, Leonard Todd, was discussing the slave Potter Dave, a remarkable man and a gifted potter who signed his works (unheard of at the time for a slave to [...]

The Wrath of Nine

It occurred to me as I was putting away groceries that my relationship with Chapter Nine of the book is somewhat adversarial, and it made me think of the relationship between Kirk and Khan….)
ME: Nine, you bloodsucker! You’re going to have to do your own dirty work now! Do you hear me? Do you?
CHAPTER NINE: [...]

Mile markers

I’ve noticed a new recurring element that’s been appearing in my writing lately. Before now, one of the things that came up a lot (“recurring theme” sounds pretentious, but I guess that’s what it is) was the notion of home and how to define it. Lately, though, I’ve been coming up with characters who’ve reached—not [...]