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Category: Cobwebs

  • February’s First Newsletter 2024

    I had to rebuild the Homepage from scratch, and it definitely has that amateur look now. Frankly, I’m afraid to try fixing it.

  • Prohibition begins today.

    Day 17 of 365 days. 348 days left to go. Did you know that today was the beginning of Prohibition? Here are some cool facts that I found: Now the real question is ‘why’. Well, according to Mark Thornton in his paper Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 157: Alcohol Prohibition…

  • Story #2 Complete

    Story #2 Complete

    After NaNoWriMo, I set the goal to finish that story. 25,000 words later, I met that goal. Then I turned my attention to the story I started back in July for Camp Wrimo.I set the deadline for the last day of the year. It seemed reasonable since I had most…

  • NaNo 2023 Project Completed!

    NaNo 2023 Project Completed!

    It’s a story about overcoming trauma and learning to trust again. Sometimes the people you need to trust aren’t the ones you think you have to.

  • Post-NaNoWriMo 2023

    Post-NaNoWriMo 2023

    My current goal is to have one of these ready for beta reading by May. I want both ready for beta reads by June.

  • Novel Updates

    Novel Updates

    Happy Thanksgiving! Fortunately, I’m dodging the proverbial family dinner by working this year, since the holiday falls in my shift this year. Unlike my previous job, when I get Christmas off in a month, I’ll get enough time off to travel. So, I’ll save visiting for that holiday. This year,…

  • NaNoWriMo 2023  Launch

    NaNoWriMo 2023 Launch

    On the contrary, the first draft won’t be perfect, and you might not finish it. That’s okay. Accept it. Learn from it. Move on.

  • Hurdles

    Hurdles

    While this set me at odds with this teacher, it left me with a lasting sense that writing was a source of humiliation.

  • Is It Really a Luxury?

    Is It Really a Luxury?

    What’s the one luxury you can’t live without? In some areas, it’s easy to live without a vehicle. Home, work, and consumable supply exists within the distance of a walk, or linked by public transit. Outside of larger cities in the inland U.S., several miles separate towns and homes. Sure,…

  • New Story

    New Story

    Sorry that I’ve neglected this audience this long. April was Camp Nanowrimo, and I spent it editing last November’s novel. I kept working on it through May, but I’d say it’s finally ready for the first episode to post on Kindle Vella. “Floater in the Lake,” the first “season” of…