by mike | Dec 28, 2020 | Aging, Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
When I wrote the first Jack Miller book, Bicycling Through Space and Time, in the ’90s, it didn’t take me long to learn that his many crazy comedy/satire adventures needed to be tempered with some scenes of a more serious nature. The chapter where he meets an...
by mike | Dec 21, 2020 | California, Death, Humor, Life, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Day 21,453 (give or take) of the coronavirus pandemic: barely a few weeks ago I mentioned to Jacqueline that the Covid-19 death count stood at 997 here in San Diego County, that it would top a thousand in the next day or so. As of this writing it is likely we will...
by mike | Dec 14, 2020 | Aging, Books, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
All four of the books in my “Bicycling” series are a combination of comedy, science fiction, satire, and an occasional serious moment or two. The excerpt I’m going to share from my new book, Back on the Bike Path, is a mixture of them all, with an emphasis on satire....
by mike | Dec 7, 2020 | Adventure fantasy, Aging, Books, Fantasy, Humor, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Okay, I don’t normally capitalize my headlines, but hey, this is a big deal for me. Somehow Jack’s favorite alien, the Old Guy, forgot about him for a long time—but all that has changed. Join an older—and maybe wiser?—Jack as he rides into Edgar Allan Poe’s head; as...
by mike | Dec 3, 2020 | Aging, Death, Life, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
This significant anniversary—for me—falls on a Thursday, as it did in 2009. A good time to revisit my scariest day ever. I will definitely make it through December 3rd today. December 3rd? It comes after Thanksgiving and before Christmas, Kwanza, and (most of the...
by mike | Nov 26, 2020 | Books, Editing, Life, Read & Critique, Uncategorized, Writers' Conferences, Writers' Retreat, Writing |
Happy Thanksgiving, all. Now retired from teaching for years, I know that I could never stand in front of an “audience” again. This post first ran in 2017. What does former National Basketball Association great Bill Russell have to do with leading classes and...
