The Ancients Foretold the Coming of This Post
I have always loved the fantasy genre. Ever since I first started reading books of my own choosing, I read fantasy and SciFi novels. Perhaps I loved the idea of being transported away to another world or to another time…
Henton’s Family
Henton is the third son, and “a second spare” as he likes to refer to himself. While he does not hate his family, he has kept only a distant relationship with them stemming from events around his fifteenth birthday. In…
The Love of Good Sawdust
It was many years ago that I started riding horses. My wife and I leased a mare for a while; she was barely bigger than a pony and my legs dangled down pretty far. Then we started leasing Dollar (the…
He likes the mares!
Our big boy, Dollar “The Scholar”, can charm a carrot out of most people’s hands. He’s always (almost) been calm and mild-mannered. However, a few years back, we had a summer of unusual behavior. I’ll write it off as a…
The Evocative
There are certain things that when we see, hear, or smell them, they just put us into that proper state of mind where we are instantly transported to another time or place, or perhaps even another world. For each person,…
Our Big Guy–where’s my carrot?
Dollar “The Scholar” is our Big Guy, a Woolly Bear in winter, and sometimes goes by less pleasant names…but we can’t help but love him. He’s always looked out for us; protecting us when riding or on the ground, so…
Things I Learnd at Planet Comicon
I had a great time at Planet Comicon this weekend. It was definitely worth going and I found that in addition to having fun, I learned a few things. Here is my list. There are a lot more geeks in…
The birds, flying free, and on target
I was watching the birds last night and thinking about how free it would feel to fly about, drifting on the wind, and gliding through the branches to land precisely on target. The birds coming to the feeders never seemed…
Ooh, ooh … look at me! — advice to writers
In talking with students and other people, I’ve started to share a few bits of advice I’ve learned one way or the other over the years. I’ll also share that advice here in my blog. When thinking about the different…
Strong Female Heroines from a Male Point of View
Last week I was talking with someone about writing and the subject of what I write, specifically the fact that I prefer to write strong female protagonists, came up. I can say that I have always been drawn to read…