Excavating the Mind Round 2: The poem, the sequential mass

  I read across the yellowing paper under the burlap sack “Attraction Dear Reader Israel-Syria River Fastest Gun JFK To Head” across from these headlines the fuzzy blue face admires, casually aware of thumb tacks ironic placement comes to light, reminding me of cyclical efforts to tirelessly beckon sleep and the weight that killing germsContinue reading “Excavating the Mind Round 2: The poem, the sequential mass”

Excavating the Mind: The poem, the sequential mass

The Dark-Eyed Junko’s Alert He greets me for the morning game of follow the leader don’t leave the door open, space will fill light paints the world with shadow our observations manipulate what we observe captured in every reflective surface, our shadows join the trees’ across the grass, the water, each other Flowers steal focus,Continue reading “Excavating the Mind: The poem, the sequential mass”

Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise is free to download today and tomorrow.

I saw Jennifer Garner talking to Jimmy Fallon about the charity #SaveWithStories and I wanted to do my part, so my book is free today and tomorrow. Get your free copy of Gator McBumpypants Hears a Scary Noise. Happy Reading!

100 Million Masks Challenge: A way to help fight the virus.

Hi Everyone! I got a great phone call this morning. My friend called to make me aware of an opportunity to help in the fight against Corona virus. Providence medical is putting together sewing kits so people who can sew and have a sewing machine can make protective masks for medical professionals in their area.Continue reading “100 Million Masks Challenge: A way to help fight the virus.”

Discovering a New Palette

Sunday morning I was debating whether or not I should order a new little watercolor kit because the one I’ve been using is almost out of paint, but then I remembered an old Gallery art kit in my closet. I was excited to find a whole new palette of colors to play with. Gallery separatedContinue reading “Discovering a New Palette”

Big changes to the pages: December Planner Pages. The end of the experiment.

For this final month of the planner experiment, I had a big think. I put way to much work into this to completely abandon the idea, but I also think I went about it backwards, or at least not exactly the right way. What I have learned thus far Yes, having a goal of 100Continue reading “Big changes to the pages: December Planner Pages. The end of the experiment.”

Approach to the moment of truth on #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 19

Image prompt: I imagined my main character revisiting the abandoned property on a rainy day, so I spent a little time taking pictures in the rain. I like the title from Day 19 2017: Approach to the moment of truth. I’m feeling this on many levels. This week is going to be tough. I’ve alreadyContinue reading “Approach to the moment of truth on #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 19”

The hero is frustrated on #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 18

#NaNoWriMo Day 18 (2017): Frustration and Breaking Through Negative Thinking This is the perfect theme for both my MC and for me. My MC is stuck in a town he no longer recognizes and doesn’t know what’s going on with the case. And I would like the words and ideas to flow faster and withContinue reading “The hero is frustrated on #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 18”

The Midpoint #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 15

Truth is I’m not into this today I set my alarm for 6 am so I could watch Marie Yovanovitch’s testimony and to be honest, I don’t give a crap about writing fiction today. I have tried to keep this site a-political, but I cried on Wednesday when Ambassador Taylor talked about being on theContinue reading “The Midpoint #NaNoWriMo 2019 Day 15”

Already almost halfway through: #NaNoWriMo Day 14

I can’t believe we’re already almost halfway through. I hope you’re NaNoWriMo writing is going great! If you have any questions about any of these prompts or my writing process, please let me know in the comments. It would be nice to hear what kinds of prompts and exercises you use to keep your ideasContinue reading “Already almost halfway through: #NaNoWriMo Day 14”