March 7, 2020

Yes, I’ve been busy drafting the new Solstice Dragon book, redrafting said book, editing said book, approving covers for the new series, but my biggest endeavor for the last four months has involved FUNGUS. Yes, I know, all caps is screaming. Fungus, I say! It has taken over my sweet companion Cagney since just before…

October 27, 2019

I hadn’t thought I would write about this, but I have written about my dogs in posts before as metaphors for writing and life in general. So this is about Lacey who left us recently. She was strong, energetic, cheerful, loving, and we thought she was going to be around for years yet. A perpetual…

July 29, 2017

I mentioned in a previous post that my dogs have been keeping me rather busy. I thought I would post about that now because when I learn something new that brings about positive results in my life and those I care about I want to share it with others. I have two Labradors, great girls…

July 12, 2016

Sorry, she doesn’t wink on command. First off, she’s not really yellow. She is a yellow lab who is real-butter pale. But she does wink, and it appears to be deliberate. Reasons she winks Cagney is the reincarnation of my dad who was a winker. Sure, I have proof. When she is very happy, she…

January 8, 2015

writing metaphor: moving through the living room at night Ever walked through your house in the dark, nothing but shadows and memory to go on? I did this last night and though I know where everything lies, I also know that furniture shifts about through use, and occasional gnawed Nylabones will be just where I…