Hi.  It’s been awhile.

Life has a habit of taking some unexpected turns sometimes.  And while I’ve been perpetually exhausted, physically and creatively, over the last year+, things are getting better. Continue reading →

Hi.  It’s been awhile.  There’s been a lot going on.  I’m moving.  I won’t be the LA writer any more.  At least, not for awhile.  I’ll still be writing, of course, but we’re headed back to St. Louis to help out family during this tough time.  Life has basically been turned upside down the last few weeks.

I don’t know what the future holds.  It all feels pretty bad right now.  But life keeps going until it doesn’t.  I will try to make the most of my time and my move.  I’ll do my best to keep you all updated, and hopefully get some real content back on this blog.

I’m excited to announce that I’ll be joining the amazing authors of Apocalypse Weird and Wonderment Media, Inc.  I can’t wait to see my novel alongside the others in the brand universe they’ve been creating.

Last Week’s MM: The A.I. Chronicles

This week’s Mention Monday isn’t an exciting review.  Unfortunately, I don’t have much worth mentioning this week.  So, instead, I’ll talk about Cluster Headaches.  If you don’t know what they are, they’re sort of like migraines, but on one side of your hand and much, much worse.  I’ve gone three years without them being too bad.  They’ve come back pretty strong this year.  So far, it’s mostly been shadow headaches, and the clusters have been mild.  This is due in part to identifying them early and cutting out triggers.  For me, chocolate is a big trigger.  Which means I am chocolate free until August.  Which is really hard.  I’ve also been soda free for almost 3 years, so I wouldn’t really recommend it otherwise, but I’ve found that drinking 1 sugar free redbull every 3 days helps keep them away.

Even so, it’s made it really hard to concentrate on getting anything productive done and they make me really tired.  Plus, I’ve been job hunting, which is time consuming.  I hope to get back on track soon.  I missed a few days the last few weeks, and haven’t made any progress on my other projects.  But I promise I want to and I’m trying.  Bear with me.  I’ll be back to posting regularly.

My dog decided to give me some company while I write. He does this often, usually settling in under my desk. But I convinced him to lay next to it. Sometimes he is such a good dog ❤️

Pretty insightful.

I wonder a bit about how exactly Amazon decides where you rank.  This seems dubious to me.  But, hey, I’m still excited.  lol.  Eventually, very soon I’m sure, I’ll stop posting my rank.  At least for this book.  (assuming I ever get around to getting another out there).

I was at work on Saturday when a group came in and sat in my section. They said they were in a hurry because his wife was having a booking signing at the Barnes and Nobel across the street. I mentioned that I was working on being an author. They asked what time I got off work, which was long after the event.

I was really surprised when, Continue reading →