Spencer, 1928 – the novel (excerpt)
In 2020, I adapted the Spencer, 1928 screenplay into a novel. It was time to write another book in the Behold the Eye series (for middle grade readers), and I… Read more »
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Christmas
May you be blessed this Christmas!
Killing your darlings
“To be a writer you have to be ready to kill your darlings.” I’m sure every writer has heard that phrase, or some version of it. It’s a favorite of… Read more »
No more censorship!
To Congresswoman Jayapal, Thank you for responding to my message, but you are confused about the definition of censorship. America does not want, nor will tolerate, a government that censors… Read more »
Messages to Governor Inslee
I’ve sent hundreds of messages to Governor Jay Inslee, including this one, which I sent way back in July of 2020. ___Governor Inslee,It’s time for you to stop lying to… Read more »
Bursting the bubble
Each of us has routines we follow. We go to the same stores. Talk to the same people. Listen to the same news sources. Without meaning to, we create a… Read more »
Soup dream
Ever had a dream you dismiss a nonsense dream, until you really think about it? I just had a very weird one. In the dream a large group of people… Read more »
Hotel Monte Vista
We spent two nights in a haunted hotel, and saw…well…nothing. I guess the ghosts weren’t in the mood for a chat, or a thump, or whatever those ghosts are known… Read more »
Here’s the logic
When I went to library school we were taught to cater to boys when we selected books for the juvenile section of our public libraries. Â We were told to stuff… Read more »
Write it better
I’m a writer now, but before I settled into writing I was a librarian, a job that required almost constant interaction with a multitude of people from all walks of life…. Read more »