by mike | Mar 4, 2024 | Aging, California, Life, Quotes, Uncategorized |
Yeah, but later this week (March 6, to be exact) it becomes more than a number to me. It marks how many years I’ve been on this plane of existence since the day I was deposited here by the Mother Ship. Holy crap, 78?!? I thought only old people achieved that number....
by mike | Feb 1, 2024 | Aging, Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized, Writing |
So glad NOT to be in the cave anymore, although we remain cautious. This post first ran in 2020, during the heart of the pandemic. Day 11,587 of the Coronavirus Pandemic (give or take): feels like it anyway, right? We all want it to be over, but the reality is that...
by mike | Jan 4, 2024 | Aging, Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized, Writing |
I didn’t have all that much to do during the pandemic, other than write blog posts—and an entire novel! This post first ran in—when else, 2020. Day 9,254 of the Coronavirus Pandemic (give or take)—did the Mayans get it wrong, or did we misread their calendar? Was it...
by mike | Jan 1, 2024 | Books, California, Horror, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Uncategorized, Writing |
First of all, Happy New Year! For my first post of 2024, I hearken back to my first of four horror novels. Originally titled The Well and published by Bantam Books, the book is now called The Modoc Well and is part of my own imprint, Atoris Press. In addition to being...
by mike | Dec 28, 2023 | Aging, Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
It’s not exactly “fun” revisiting posts that I wrote during the pandemic. But at least we don’t have to deal with it now. Day 7,658 of the Coronavirus Pandemic—okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, though for many of us I’m sure it feels like that, am I right?...
by mike | Nov 30, 2023 | Aging, Baseball, California, Death, Life, Uncategorized |
It wasn’t exactly a fun time back in 2020, when this post first ran. But it WAS memorable. It’s July already, and this freaking coronavirus shows no sign of letting up. Truth be told, it’s only getting worse, and with no vaccine in sight it appears that we’re in this...
