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Upon my return from Vermont I uncovered incontrovertible evidence that the TSA believes my mother is a terrorist. As I was leaving, I sat in the airport with my parents. My mother and I watched some TSA guys going on break. One was a rather large young man, suffering from “Dunlap disease”—his belly “dun lapped […]

I find it kind of funny that we get conditioned by songs and movies and TV and all that Christmas should be perfect. It’s one of those times when everyone should be happy, and redemption should be rampant. A Christmas Carol, for example, preaches that message. We’re all supposed to be our best selves and, […]

Today’s travel to Vermont for the holidays was not too bad. Things began well with being upgraded to first class for the long leg, from Phoenix to Philly. Security as not too bad, but from this point forward I will aways go through the “A” checkpoint instead of the “B” checkpoint at Phoenix Sky Harbor. […]

I actually got 3,100 words written today before heading off to do other tasks. It’s another issue of The Secrets. Those end up amounting to around 75,000 words a year. I always enjoy doing them because I have to think about the process of writing and make sense of it. I often surprise myself with […]

If I worked for someone else and finished a big project, I’d get a bonus of some sort. Or at least a pat on the back. Alas, I work for myself, and I’d hurt myself if I tried that pat-on-the-back thing. So I have developed a habit of going out and buying myself a tech-toy […]

At the Queen’s Command is finished! The current draft comes in around175,000 words. In editing it probably won’t gain or lose from that total. Words that get clipped at the start will be put back in through the middle and end to clarify things. It’s amazing how much can be conveyed with an adjective here, […]

I knocked out what should be the next-to-the-last chapter in At The Queen’s Command today. It ran long, but not too long. I believe no one will complain and it is pitching toward stuff that will go on in future stories. If I were to end the book here, it would be okay, save that […]