Soda, or the lack thereof
Soda — the precious elixir of life? Back at the end of May, I decided to give up soda. I don’t remember the exact day, but I flagged a calendar app as the last soda I consumed as being on…
Biohazard Week
Normally I stay fairly healthy, but last week I presented a biohazard to those around me. It started as a normal Tuesday morning, but I soon had a slight tickle in the back of my throat and the sense that…
In high school, my wife divorced her husband when…
Telling Lies Last week I told some people the story of when my wife was in high school and she divorced her husband because he refused to buy her a dishwasher. I enjoy watching people react to that leading line, and…
Books in the Bottoms
Books in the Bottoms Kansas City, Missouri’s Historic West Bottoms includes a lot of different shops and activities. They have a First Festival Weekend event the first Friday of the month. In February, I will be taking part in the…
Father’s Legacy is now available!
Father’s Legacy, book 5 in the Heirs of Cothel series is now available! Driven to the ends of the world… Princess Stephenie’s pursuit of the murders that threatened the city of Antar took her across numerous countries and has left…
Copic Marker Class
We took a trip to St. Louis and attended a wonderful Copic Marker class on Friday and Saturday taught by Lori Craig. As a kid, I sketched a lot. However, that was before markers were a thing, so I never learned…
Great bookstore! – Reader’s World
Lee’s Summit is a bit of a drive for myself, but yesterday I stopped in Reader’s World of Lee’s Summit for a book signing of a fellow author, James Young (check out his new book Collisions of the Damned, an alternate…
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
I have just started watching some anime. I will admit that when I was younger, I never saw the appeal, preferring more westernized cartoons to the eastern style of animation. Recently, I have started to change my mind and have…
Writers: Rise to the occasion
Last week’s recommendation was for people who are doing shows and events to buy mats because hard surfaces make standing for long periods of time more difficult. This week I want to elaborate more on the value of standing. As…
A little bit of kindness
Last week I went out for dinner. Unfortunately, my appetizer didn’t come out until after I had finished eating the main course. The waitress apologized a couple of times for the delay and I knew it wasn’t her fault, so…