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Anthology of Speculative Scribblings: Last Resort Part 2
"Miklin jerked around. A figure beckoned to him from the door of one of the darkened shops. He squinted, trying to see the person’s face, but the light was too bad. However, he did approach the...
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NaNoWriMo 2020: Day 3
Day 3: 8,232Total words for NaNoWriMo so far: 18,653Total words in novel so far: 70,948I meant to blast past 20-25k this first week buuuut just not enough motivation. But today I certainly had...
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NaNoWriMo 2020: Days 4-6
My new temporary job started this week but unexpectedly we had quite a bit of downtime at the beginning of the job so I managed to write quite a bit yesterday and today. Add to that an unexpected day...
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Anthology of Speculative Scribblings: Last Resort Parts 3 & 4
"He closed the door behind him and locked it securely. Thieves were common in this portion of the station, but they rarely did more than check for unlocked doors. He hoped that they wouldn’t steal from...
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NaNoWriMo 2020: Days 7-8
Day 7: 93Day 8: 3,572Total words for NaNoWriMo so far: 30,890Total words in novel so far: 83,184So after a week of pretty much not getting anything written, I finally managed to get back into the...
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NaNoWriMo 2020: Day 9
Day 9: 3,396Total words for NaNoWriMo so far: 34,286Total words in novel so far: 86,580 I'm getting closer to the finish line. Looks like I'll slide over 100k in the novel before hitting 50k for the...
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NaNoWriMo 2020: Day 10
Just barely missed hitting 40k today (which would have been the on target goal actually) because I ran out of time to write. Oh well. Only 10k to go!Day 10: 5,150Total words for NaNoWriMo so far:...
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Anthology of Speculative Scribblings: Last Resort Part 5
"Miklin sighed and scrubbed at his face. “I know, it was stupid, but I felt I couldn’t do nothing. Every night I returned home to see my crippled sister and it drove me crazy. So, I gathered...
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Speculative Scribblings: Snow
“Papa, why did you name me Snow when there is no snow here?” I was only six when I asked that of my father, but even now so many decades later I remember his answer. “Snow is beautiful and so are you....
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Speculative Scribblings: The Twelve Part 1 (teaser)
"A baleful red light solemnly blinking on his datapad greeted Brigadier General Brantley when he returned to his desk. He lowered himself into his chair with a sigh. Yet another report urgently...
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Patreon Exclusive: The Twelve Part 2
"08:30 arrived with a rushing swiftness that left the commander gasping. Or maybe it was only that his dread hastened the speed at which his doom approached. At precisely 08:25, the staff officer...
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Patreon Exclusive: The Twelve Parts 3 & 4
“You fell asleep?” Brantley tried to keep the amusement out of his voice. “Yes, sir. I tried my hardest to stay awake, though. I can walk quiet when I want to so I patrolled around the barrack checking...
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Patreon Exclusive: The Twelve Part 5
“Sir, as I said before, I have no solid facts to present, but I did decide to...go off the beaten path so to speak and search for any similar happenings in the past. Of course, I found absolutely zero...
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Patreon Exclusive: The Twelve Part 6
"Instead of meeting two days later, Brig. Gen. Brantley was rudely jerked awake by a priority message alarm in the middle of the night. He groggily hit the button to activate a voice only channel and...
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Patreon Exclusive: The Twelve Part 7
"Thompson found that it opened into a rough natural passageway in the rock which led downward and to the northwest. His tracker isn’t working that far down in the rock because we didn’t equip him with...
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Looking Ahead to 2022
I can hardly believe that 2021 flew by so fast. I landed a new job, got rid of an old one, and the time flew by in a blur while I was adjusting. I didn't get much written in the last half of the year...
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No Return: A Social Media Story
Hiya! As I hinted in yesterday's post, I have a brand new story for your reading. The first post is up on IG now and I hope you do enjoy episode 1. One episode will release every Sunday so it is a slow...
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Book Review: Queen's Peril by E K Johnston
Time to bring back an old (very old!) topic of mine on this blog. Book reviews! This time around, I'll be much more casual with the reviews, however. They won't be super detailed but I hope you find...
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The Mid Year and Juggling
Photo licensed from DepositphotosIt's already July. Wow.I'm astounded at how fast time is flying past this year. I thought it was time for me to do a check in on my writing goals I set back in January....
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Book Review: This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
I enjoyed this book immensely, especially as set against the backdrop of Persian mythology. It’s the typical-for-YA coming of age plot with a main character who is hiding from her grand destiny. In...
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2022 in Review
What a year it has been! I was not expecting the rollercoaster that 2022 turned into. The big high (and biggest distraction from writing) has been the new job I started back in February. I finally took...
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2023: The Plan
2023 approached like a freight train and has been since time spend up last October, however I have had some time to cobble together some plans in-between the usual chaos filled holidays.First of all:...
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When There is no Movie in your Head: the World of Non-visualization
Lately, fellow bookworms have been on the trend of discovering just how different other readers are in how they experience books. Some people see pictures, some short clips, and some people enjoy full...
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Book Review: Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Vespertineby Margaret RogersonGenre: YA FantasyI picked up this book on a whim completely due to the cover. I’ve always been drawn more towards illustrated covers and this cover is quite well done. The...
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May: the Update
The month started off with a bang as book 3 of The Salon of Enchanted Beauty released on the 1st! The Sleepless Beauty is available in ebook form at your favorite retailer. If you join my patreon on...
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