I worry a lot. That’s my current lot in life. Worry. There are dreams I had when younger, looking into a murky future, one with little skills beyond teaching, writing, remembering pop culture moments like a wizard, a trivia king, things that are seldom well paid. This is not a complaint. I make my own…
Here’s the big birthday Zippy with his chewed-up lobster tug . . . he’s worn out and sleeping under the only claw left whole. This day is strange, not because of the rain and wind, I expect this living north of Seattle, but because I remember the day I met puppy Zippy three months after…
A wonderful weekend began with a book signing author event at Watermark Book Co. in Anacortes, Washington, my hometown bookstore. I couldn’t have been happier since Hark—A Christmas Collection is my very first book with Booktrope, a new kind of hybrid book publisher that a friend recommended to me after one of this year’s more…
Hello A Writer’s Life readers, Just a short interlude to let everyone see Zippy in all his glory . . . shadowed by years and the sun. Zippy is a magnificent pooch, a long-coat German shepherd from the von Bullinger breeders up in Canada. In human years, he’s supposedly around 60 years old, a ripe…
Zippy, the tiny-bodied long coat German shepherd puppy with the overlarge head, hopped and scooted about the interior courtyard, chewing a wiggly toy Santa Claus. Full summer sun shone and the Canadian sky made this a memorable day. Seven years ago, we drove up to see a different dog, a different breed, the Leonberger puppy.…
For your calendar: I will be reading from my newest literary suspense novella, The Conversationalist, and a short off-center tale from Sandcastle and Other Stories at Village Books in Fairhaven on Friday May 31st at 7pm. Please join me for this and feel free to ask questions about the writing life, the writing process, and…
Here is where I get to officially shout: COMING SOON This is not the final cover to The Conversationalist . . . only a parody. Kriss Morton, Cabin Goddess, came up with this image after hearing the title. Kipling told her she wanted to be a star. If you need Kipling for your own book covers,…
I have neglected A Writer’s Life blog too much over the past month or two since the Green Darner Press version of Sandcastle and Other Stories was published. “Put the book down already, and grab my tennis ball—now!” Even Kipling and Zippy are starting to wonder about my priorities. All the pets, Ajax the Gray…
When you see this button you know it’s one of the official 12 Blogs of Christmas–Check them all out! The Holiday Faux Pas A fantastic group of writers and bloggers came together to share different Christmas subjects. Their creative drive blew me away. All of them have blogs, some have even written books, and there…
Sheena Easton was a muse for Prince in the 80s, and way back in 1987, they sang U Got The Look together. The song would become the biggest single off the incredible double album Sign O’the Times, one of my favorite albums of the musical genius. Prince is still out there in the wilderness making…