Infinite Genius Publishing: Imagination Unbound. After thirty-two years in a science classroom — and a lifetime filling notebooks with stories that refused to be still — I am on the path to publishing my work. Keeping It Together While Falling Apart, a medical memoir written in the middle of a season that tried its best … Continue reading The words are finally going out into the world.
Author Notes
Love Birds Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Lonely Sovereigns After his latest clients had flown the coop—peach parasol, lace, and indignation all flapping at once—Maurice busied himself with cleaning. A new appointment was due in less than an hour, and the relentless blowing sand had once again begun its invasion of the interior. It found corners with the devotion of … Continue reading Love Birds Chapter 5
Perhaps, We Have Already Arrived
Sunday Morning Muses March 29. Who knows where the path may lead? Fate is, after all, famously fickle. We choose the way, but who are we to decide? Are we better prepared than fate? Are winds of change a push, or simply permission? Whose voice whispers our inspiration? Better yet—are you sure it is you … Continue reading Perhaps, We Have Already Arrived
Airspeed Velocity of Monarch Butterflies
Four-part essay series completed on Substack. I will soon be adding the complete essay to my author page, but for the time being, all four parts of Airspeed Velocity of Monarch Butterflies, the reflection on my 200-mile walk from my home in Hartland to my parents' birthplace, are available on my Substack. My Substack is … Continue reading Airspeed Velocity of Monarch Butterflies
Publication Day: “The Ship of Theseus” in Creative Wisconsin Magazine
Publication Day: "The Ship of Theseus" in Creative Wisconsin Magazine Today marks a milestone I have been working toward through some of the hardest years of my life. My first published piece — an excerpt from my memoir in progress, Keeping It Together While Falling Apart — appears today in Creative Wisconsin Magazine. It is … Continue reading Publication Day: “The Ship of Theseus” in Creative Wisconsin Magazine
Chapter 4 Rumor and Song
Love Birds Serialization “Dear Mrs. Macchiato, please—sit here. It is by far the most comfortable of seats.” Maurice gestured with a smooth flourish and extended a guiding hand toward a plush red velvet loveseat, its gilt trim gleaming faintly, its cushions indulgently overstuffed. The room, though modest in size, was stylishly appointed—a delicate balancing act … Continue reading Chapter 4 Rumor and Song
The Gravity of Coffee.
There are those days when gravity takes everything personally. Dropping, falling, and egregious entropy increases when we accidentally—yeah, right—drop the coffee canister on the floor. I don’t think I’m being clumsy. Nobody is that clumsy. I think I have somehow offended Graviton or Gia herself. Perhaps Gravity is feeling un-felt; it might even be feeling … Continue reading The Gravity of Coffee.
A Small Reminder From Our Love Birds
A Small Reminder For those following along, Love Birds is being serialized here on the website, and you can expect one new release each month. The tale begins with The Matchmaker and the Parrot and Maurice’s wonderfully peculiar world. Love Birds I haven’t been sending separate website notices very often, mostly because I know many … Continue reading A Small Reminder From Our Love Birds
The Alchemy of Ink and Words, Vol. I
Maurice: The Matchmaker Every finished story begins as a mess. A line in a notebook. A passing daydream. A scribble that doesn’t quite make sense until it won’t stop whispering to you. This series—The Alchemy of Ink and Words—follows the journey from raw idea to finished tale. Along the way, you’ll meet characters who changed … Continue reading The Alchemy of Ink and Words, Vol. I
Hope, Dreams and A Change of Plans.
The transition from teaching to writing was supposed to be smooth. I had imagined that I would continue teaching until retirement and then transition into a full-time writing career. I hoped to get an agent, but as my wife says, “Hope is not a strategy.” So, I put together a business plan, intending to launch … Continue reading Hope, Dreams and A Change of Plans.
July 22, 2023
I have finished my thematic rewrite of Dream Pirates. It goes out to my Beta readers today. I am so excited. Below you will find an excerpt. For the last two weeks, I have posted 2 articles per week for my blog/book, Listening for the Sounds of Summer. Each week I included a Peek at … Continue reading July 22, 2023
July
Why we love lawns was posted Tuesday, July 4th. This is appropriate, seeing how lawns are truly an American love story. Like a marriage of a homeowner to the land on which they live, For better, for worse, has definitely become the latter. Check it out. I continue to work on Dream Pirates. Yes, there … Continue reading July
June
Dream Pirates just got back from my editor, so I have been busy with the rewrite of my middle-grade fantasy series. I will keep you all posted on my progress. The Latest article for Listening for the Sounds of Summer is now available. Lawns are Stupid. If this is your first visit to my author … Continue reading June
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