Category: Writing
And you don’t say a thing
My underwear’s too tightMy clothes just don’t fit rightI reach out for you babyBut you’re no where in the nightAnd you don’t sayA thing.You say you want a thrillThat you are on the pillBut baby if my wife finds outIt’s me she’s gonna killAnd you don’t sayA thingBaby since I…
43 Weeks
I’m counting the daysI’m counting the weeksI’m counting the hoursUntil I am free.All of the secretsI’ll leave behindTo fall away like shacklesFrom my troubled mind.There are so many thingsI’ve yet to do and seeThe promise of a good lifeIs waiting for me.Will I live long enoughTo make it all worthwhileThe…
Why have I stopped writing?
Why have I stopped writing?That could be a tough questionUnless you already know the answer.And I do.I have stopped writing (for now) Because I am terrified of my wordsAnd the power they hold over me.Words have power.They transport me through space and timeTo see what must be seenTo tell what…
Fading away
My father fell Into obscurity My mother is losing her mind And all that I can say with some surety Is that it’s only a matter of time Before I fade away Before I fade away My brother takes solace in the market My wife spends too much time alone…
When I consider my life, I wonder if I shouldn’t have bought that extended warranty after all.
Unpublish me!
One of the positive things about owning the content of your novel is that you neither have to explain or provide justification for decisions you make concerning it. And that is fair, considering that you are the sole stakeholder in the creation and publication process. While it is true that…
Any Tomorrow Complete
For those of you who have been following this blog, it will be old news that I brought my original three novels (Any Tomorrow: The Calling, Any Tomorrow: The Curse, and Any Tomorrow: The Culling) together to create Any Tomorrow Complete. The big news is that: —The individual novels have…
The three pillars of humanity
Three activities are unique to the human race: war, slavery, and genocide. Certainly, there are other attributes that one might claim are solely human, but these are the ones that are the bedrock of two seemingly very different readings: Hitler’s Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields by Dr….
A community of strangers
A few weeks ago a co-worker lost her husband, unexpectedly. It was an odd and awkward situation. One day she was there and the next she wasn’t. When I say awkward, I don’t mean that it was just something painful and something bad, which of course it was, or that…
Take advantage of a real opportunity
Maybe next time around, I’ll get the contract, be successful, Maybe next time around, I’ll know the answers to the quiz. Catchy lyrics? I’m thinking about writing a musical based on my life. This could be a real opportunity. All I need is “an angel” to back it. I’ve already…
