• 100 Rejections (well, 38 anyway…)

    Several years ago, I stumbled across an article talking about why you should aim for 100 Rejections a Year, and it was something I really took to heart. I have yet to actually MAKE it to 100 Rejections in any given year, but the number is not really the most important part. The important part…

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  • A New Year, A New Effort.

    A New Year, A New Effort.

    I know, I know. Time is a man-made construct that ultimately doesn’t matter much in the grand scheme of things, but we, as humans, have created methods of breaking down the vastness of reality into little chunks that make it far more manageable and comprehensible. There’s always a part of me that wonders why it’s…

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  • My short story, “Black Stones” is included in The Sirens Call Spring 2022 publication! I’m very happy to announce that my short story, “Black Stones” (which has previously appeared in my short story collection Bowlful of Bunnies a million years ago) is one of the many great stories in the Spring 2022 The Sirens Call…

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  • 2021 Books in Review.

    2021 Books in Review.

    This is a little overdue in coming, but, with the new year, I’m still sort of getting a good hold on my new schedule that should hopefully have me posting and interacting more, and, of course, I have to take a second to talk about the books I read last year before moving on to…

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  • 100 Rejections in a Year.

    100 Rejections in a Year.

    Several years ago, I came across the idea of aiming to get 100 Rejections in a Year (probably not due to this article specifically, but this one is a good reference point all the same), and it really struck a chord with me. Not only because I believe one of the best tool a writer…

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  • Four Years Overdue.

    Four Years Overdue.

    Well, well, well. Look who finally decided to come crawling back to WordPress! The last entry on this blog was about three and a half years ago, and I don’t think I have to tell anyone that the last four years or so have definitely been a doozy, especially the last two, but, at the…

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  • Brushing off the Dust.

    *brushes the dust off the shelf, attempts to remove the cobwebs* Hey, everyone. I know things have been pretty dead on this site lately, but I just want to drop in and let anyone still hanging around that there’s a revival coming soon, hopefully. Next week or two, I’ll be playing around with a little…

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  • Monday Morning Reset [09/04].

    It appears that it’ll be a chilly Labor Day out here by Chicago, which is fine by me, as I’ll be working today, anyway (gotta get that sweet, sweet holiday pay). Yesterday was gorgeous, though, the perfect day to finally make it out to one of my favorite places ever, the Bristol Renaissance Faire, right…

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  • I had every intention in the world of getting a post up yesterday. I had the whole day off, so I figured there was no excuse to not get it finished, but, it would seem, my computer had different ideas. When I bought this laptop about a year ago, I bought it because it was…

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  • Have you ever had a week that just sort of feels like a bust? I know I’m my own harshest critic, but I definitely feel like I’ve had one of those weeks. It really wasn’t all that bad, though, which is why I do these Monday reset posts. It forces me to look at empirical…

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