Category Archives: Life

Flowers, Spring

Posted on April 23, 2020 by

When the magnolia starts to bloom, snow falls in quantities thick enough to freeze the blossoms and buds. When the magnolia starts to bloom, if there is no snow, rain falls in quantities heavy enough to crush the blossoms and … Continue reading →

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Busy Doing

Posted on June 12, 2015 by

I’ve been busy working on The Silverberg Business and setting up as a free-lance book designer. The website for that is here. I wasn’t ready to go 100 percent free-lance, but the day job became something I couldn’t do any … Continue reading →

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Greene County Library Saves My Ass

Posted on October 13, 2014 by

I consume a lot of research material. I like to follow whims. My current novel-in-slow-progress (NISP) is a strange/historical/western/Texan/detective story set in 1888. I’ve needed books about the Texas Gulf Coast, the cities of Victoria (see older post here) and … Continue reading →

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Another Goodbye Post

Posted on March 20, 2014 by

Two people who meant a lot to my creative development have died in March, the same month in which I was born. Jack Hardy, March 11, 2011, and now Lucius Shepard, March 18, 2014. I know that the dates are … Continue reading →

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Short Post About Being Away And Coming Home

Posted on March 17, 2014 by

Being true to the spirit of this blog, I should just say, I’m back, with, at most, a photographic accompaniment, and let the reader infer that I must have been somewhere. Instead, I’ll amble along for a few more words, … Continue reading →

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Stepan Chapman

Posted on February 3, 2014 by

Stepan Chapman died. I knew him only briefly and not very well. His novel, The Troika, was an amazing piece of wacky and thoughtful weirdness. I hadn’t seen him in several years. He had a starring role in the The … Continue reading →

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Big Boys Reissue

Posted on July 9, 2013 by

There’s a great piece on the NPR website about a reissue of one of the Big Boys’ records (article + video interview with surviving founding members Tim Kerr and Chris Gates). From March. Which is when I meant to post … Continue reading →

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For An Insurance Agent

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Every few weeks, I’ve been getting a letter from a nice insurance agent extolling the benefits of his company’s product. He says: “The difference between auto insurers is often just a few dollars. However, the difference between the protection you … Continue reading →

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