Audio DRAGONFLY Now Available!
Dragonfly is now downloadable as an audio book from Audible! You can find it easily on Amazon and listen to an excerpt. It’s read by Casey Holloway.
Tag Archives: Dragonfly
The Running of the Pumpkins
Here’s a story for you, just so you’ll know I’m alive. [I’m still kickin’, taking life a day at a time, doing what I can. These are, to paraphrase the Dickens line, the best of times and the worst of … Continue reading
Long Shadow Season
It’s hitting me that we’re suddenly in October again! This year it padded softly up behind me, hiding behind the green cloaks of summer, and wham! — snarl! – it bowled me over like Hobbes meets Calvin at the door. My … Continue reading
Quiz, Q and A, Goodreads, and Toponyms
I’ve been working over the past week through various channels to prepare the way for the swiftly-approaching publication of The Star Shard. It’s an exciting time! As part of this initiative, I’ve set up an author page on Goodreads. If … Continue reading
October Sun
The days of October tumble down and swirl away on the breeze, just like the leaves all around. I park my car under some trees that have been dropping bushels of leaves for a good month now, and they still … Continue reading
Paintings in the New Year
The new year began with two more paintings. These were done in four days: the first on January 1-2, and the second on January 3-4. So here we go. The first is called The Hungry Hills. Fairly bizarre, huh? As … Continue reading
DRAGONFLY: Historical Notes and Pictures
In honor of the recent round of comments and questions about Dragonfly (see the previous post for some wonderful stories of how readers first encountered the book), I wanted to give you a few more glimpses into the book’s origins. … Continue reading
Under the Tower of Rejection: A Story’s Odyssey
We hear it all the time from writers, writing teachers, and the trade magazines: if you’re going to submit your stories or book manuscript for publication, learn to handle rejection. Develop a thick skin. Learn to discriminate among rejection letters, Read … Continue reading
Earth-Rim Walkers and Those Who Love Them
I find it gratifying and delightful that our oldest existing story native to English — the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf — is unabashedly a monster story. Isn’t that wonderful? It’s generally dated to the eighth century, which means it has … Continue reading
Reels in the Dark
First, news from the writing front couldn’t be better! The Sacred Woods is entering the home stretch. I’ve been smashing personal records right and left for words written in a day. First there was the 3,315-word output on July 4th … Continue reading