I retired from full-time teaching the minute I could. In fact, I kind of retired a couple months before I technically could by burning sick and personal days. But that had nothing to do with a lack of love for the job. Getting to know and love my students was a joy that never faded […]
If you are one of the handful of folks who read my blog, you know I’ve been sharing short stories for the last several weeks. I’ve shared all I have for the moment. I’m working on one, but it’s still quite early in the pen-and-paper stage. The story is complex enough in my mind that […]
STOP! Before you read this, you should go back and read my previous post, which is the first half of this story. Otherwise, you’ll have questions. He again surprised himself by being excited to find the treadmill beside hers vacant. Doing his best to neither stare nor walk too fast in an effort to impress […]
It’s week 4 of my series of short stories. This week is a little different in that it’s part one of a longer story, which I’ll complete for you next week. It does come to somewhat of a conclusion on its own, but stay tuned for, in the words of the late great Paul Harvey, […]
In week three of, I think, four weeks of sharing short stories, I am sharing something a little different. This is really brief and it’s an entire story made up of a series of questions and answers, one leading to the next. It’s a response to a writing prompt I found online. I really enjoyed […]
As promised last week, here’s another short story. This one is about a guy whose birthday gets ruined–or does it? I’d love to hear your input. And if you think of anyone who may enjoy this story, please consider sharing. “Will you just move, already?” I tooted my horn. “It’s not gonna get any greener.” […]
I’m at the end of the road with my new book and am in the process of working up my query letter, so there’s not much news to share on that front. So I thought I might share a couple of stories I’ve written in the last year and haven’t shared anywhere. This story is […]
The final draft is written. It’s been edited and proofread and rewritten and edited and proofread again. I’m ready to make a decision. Do I want to send this book off to agents and publishers, or do I want to bite the bullet and self-publish? I’ve tried the self-publishing route and it didn’t go well, […]
Sorry, folks. I know WIP Thursday, just doesn’t have the same ring to it, but I just ran out of time yesterday. So, a day late, but hopefully not a dollar short, is an excerpt from my new book, Home To My Arms: A Halloran Mystery. In it, Jamie and Pip are trudging through a […]
How is it Wednesday already? I don’t know, but I double checked my calendar, and it definitely is, so here is another excerpt from my new book, Home To My Arms: A Halloran Mystery. In it, there’s a slight misunderstanding between Jamie and Pip. Fortunately, the door was locked, as it should have been. Unfortunately, […]