Captian's Log While the Elephants Danced: Overview 14 Jul 2025 Well, it took two days to upload to YouTube, but I blathered on for almost an hour about my short story collection. If you want to get a snippet of…
Captian's Log First Sales 5 Jul 202511 Oct 2025 Well, the first few paperback sales have processed. I honestly don't know how far I'll go. I once jokingly said, "If I make enough to buy a pizza, that's enough."…
Captian's Log Launch: While the Elephants Danced 1 Jul 20251 Jul 2025 BUY NOW My book is live. If you've enjoyed my blog, please consider buying a copy. It's $15, and that's $1 for every story. I'm not even charging you for…
Captian's Log Interruptions 2 May 20251 May 2025 As I sit in my old yard this morning, watching the tips of the evergreens grow bright in the rising sun while all around the morning songs of various birds…
Captian's Log Life Update: Editing 15 Feb 20258 Feb 2025 I am becoming more and more excited about my short story collection. I got proofs last weekend and have been going through each story, finding way more typos and formatting…
Captian's Log Spooky Season—Let’s GO! 1 Oct 2024 Well, it's October 1st and we're shifting straight into high gear spooky mode as two of my short stories are now set for publication in the Futurist Letters. I am…
Captian's Log Pronouns, Please 7 May 202428 Jul 2025 As someone who is not an established author, I have certain benefits. I write whatever I want, having no responsibilities to anyone, and I say what I want, holding onto…
Captian's Log I Saw 14 Dec 2023 I saw, all in a moment, not what was, but in a sense, what ought to be. I should, if I were more sensible—perhaps I should have wept or laughed,…
Captian's Log Life Update: Short Stories 4 Nov 2023 Well, I've caught something of a cold over the weekend. Feel fairly miserable and disjointed. Can't hold my thoughts together. Trying to write is hard; my reserves of self-control are…
Captian's Log Best of Times; Worst of Times | Life Update 11 Jan 202311 Jan 2023 It's really been a "best of times, worst of times" kind of few months. While the sword of Damocles hovers threateningly over my head, I've been making what seems big…