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  • A Thought on the Horror Genre

    I don’t have any long discussion on life, writing and the universe planned today. Just a brief thought on the topic of story genres: The difference between the horror genre and the action genre is whether or not the protagonist has a shotgun. Cheers. *** My latest book, The Trickster’s Lament, is currently available on Read more

  • I Long to Destroy a Single Word

    If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why? Censorship is something I generally take a dim view of, but if I was given the power to ban just one word, I would ban – well, let’s see, there are several words that irk me, but if I Read more

  • A Law for Learning Language

    If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? There’s a joke that I’m far too fond of reciting to friends and family. It goes like this: “If you speak three languages, you’re trilingual. If you speak two languages, you’re bilingual. If you speak only one language, you’re American.” Read more

  • Nostalgia Courtesy of a Snickers Bar

    What is your favorite candy? Food is such a nostalgic thing. Memories of my favorites conjure up childhood memories of family outings and fun with friends. I get warm fuzzies thinking of my mother’s old cooking, or a particularly memorable birthday party, or that one time I was allowed to have a pizza when my Read more

  • Writers, Mix It Up

    I’ve started on the third installment in my urban fantasy series. Everyone writes at different speeds, and I’m somewhere in the middle of the pack, I think. I published my first book in August 2023 and published my second in January of this year. I hope to finish this third installment by the end of Read more

  • If I Won the Lottery

    What would you do if you won the lottery? I’m assuming we’re talking large numbers here. I won four bucks once. It’s still in my wallet. In all seriousness, if I won a million dollars, I’d invest it. I know, not fancy or decadently extravagant, but what’s the point of having a Lamborghini now when Read more