The Honus Wagner of wooden pencils

I have often dreamed of rummaging through boxes of books in my attic. As I open the leaves of an ageless dust-covered tome I imagine a small, crisp piece of paper fluttering to the ground at my feet like a leaf in the wind. As I swoon in the rich smell of the [...]

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From the mouth of babes: Mmmmmm…. salad

(Lincoln helping me change a tire)
We have this wonderful family tradition that Tara has carried over from her childhood. Every Father’s Day (or Mother’s day, birthday, etc.) most of the family gets up early to make chocolate chip pancakes and orange juice. The whole crew crowds into our not-so-big bed as I opened [...]

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Word count for the day and random radio post.

Didn’t write today but it is my day off, so I have no guilt. Total word count currently is 18,434, just shy of 20k words so I guess I’d better get the plot moving along. Thus far I have more plot-holes than chapters. I suppose that means that there will be [...]

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860 words

Just write.
Sometimes it really is that simple. I’ve discovered that not knowing how to do something is not a good enough excuse for not doing it. The only reason I’ve gotten as far as I have in anything I have been successful in, is because I pretended I knew what I was doing [...]

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Ch-ch-ch-changes

In the few short years that have past since I started this blog it has been long on revamps and short on posts. I would like to promise you that this will no longer be the case but, I won’t. I would hate for my future-self to look back at my current self [...]

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He’s come to save us all from our worst selves.

The time has finally come. I know it may shock some of you, it has certainly taken me by surprise, but I’ve finally decided who I am going to vote for this election year. I’d tell you who it is but that would ruin all of the dramatic tension that I wanted to [...]

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