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Welcome September September is like a particularly good collection of trailers before the main feature begins. Last week I wrote about the many “hints of autumn” that have emerged through August, and those occurrences are only growing. It’s like how the Spirit Halloween Flagship store opened on August 22nd, but from that point forward, through […]

Hints of Autumn I know it’s not autumn yet, and that the first official day of my favorite season isn’t until Tuesday, September 22 (at 8:05 p.m. EDT if you track such things). Still, it’s hard to argue that for many of us, things are already beginning to feel autumnal. If not the weather, other

Rainy Days As I write this, the sky has opened up and released a torrent of rain on the dim world. That has been the general atmosphere this summer. Days of rain and gloom. Don’t misunderstand me; I love this weather. If it has to be summer, then give me summer storms. It’s the closest thing to

Summer’s End Just as there was a particular feeling to summer vacation as a kid, there was a palpable atmosphere to the end of summer. It’d be easy to label the mood as bad with a capital “B,” but that isn’t quite right. Coexisting feelings permeated my thoughts as the school year approached, an interplay

It’s here! The cover to my upcoming novel, Precipice of Nowhere, is finally revealed! The novel will be released this October by Torrid Waters, a division of Crystal Lake Publishing. Here’s my big ask: share this cover reveal with friends and family. The hardest part of writing isn’t writing; it’s marketing. Over the past two

I’m sitting here in my writing space, glancing out the nearby window between typed words, enjoying how the bare tree branches seem to crack the gray sky into fragments. I like these quiet days when Mother Nature is still trying to decide between winter and spring. The nights are blustery and cold, while the afternoons

Do you remember back when postal mail was magic? The mailperson was a blue-collar Santa, and my mailbox was Santa’s bag. On any given day, opening the miniature doorway might reveal a package or envelope of mystery. It didn’t even have to be December, and there I was, tearing into a present with perhaps only

I apologize for the late post this month, but I just got back from the intense, overwhelming, satisfying, and exciting experience of vending my first major convention, which took place in Virginia this past weekend. This was the longest trip I’ve taken in a long time, and I’d been fairly nervous leading up to it.