by mike | Feb 1, 2016 | Adventure fantasy, Aging, Books, Fantasy, Life, Mystery Novels, Psychological Thrillers, Sword & Planet, Uncategorized, Writing |
Like most Americans these days, I worked full-time into my late sixties. During all my adult years I probably could have made some time to partake in one of my favorite endeavors: reading books. One problem: for most of that time I worked as a writing coach and...
by mike | Dec 21, 2015 | Aging, Life, Uncategorized |
“Merry Christmas,” if that’s the holiday you’ll be celebrating later this week. “Happy Holidays,” if you don’t celebrate it but instead enjoy one of the many other various holidays that occur around this time of year. “Have A Nice Day” if you choose not to celebrate...
by mike | Dec 10, 2015 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Editing, Fantasy, Ghosts, Horror, Life, Native Americans, Publishing, Research, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Sword & Sorcery, Uncategorized, Writing |
With over two hundred posts in the nearly four-year existence of my blog, I thought it might be fun to revisit some of the older stories. Beginning today, in addition to the new posts on Monday I will use the Wayback Machine every Thursday to summon up the past....
by mike | Nov 16, 2015 | Death, Life, Publishing, Science Fiction, Sword & Planet, Travel, Uncategorized |
A short post this week, as my bride and I have just returned from our annual “escape” to the mountains. Yep, a few days in our cozy Idyllwild cabin, located a mile high in the San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California, can do wonders for the soul. I wrote about...
by mike | Oct 27, 2015 | Aging, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
File this post under the heading of “Old-Guy-Wisdom-Formulated-By-Being-Around-So-Damn-Long” and take it for what it’s worth, or leave it. There are two phrases that you—and I—have doubtless used every day of our lives from the time we were little kids. They are: “I’m...
by mike | Oct 1, 2015 | Baseball, Death, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
“You should always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.” – Yogi Berra Jacqueline, my baseball-loving bride, suggested we go and see a ballgame at Yankee Stadium when we traveled to New York City for a wonderful family wedding/reunion in...
