Book Review: Open Source by Anna L. Davis. I met Anna L Davis at the DFW Writer’s Conference in April 2016. I was her wrangler on behalf of the DFW Writers’ Workshop, the ones who put the conference on every year. I’m ashamed to admit it, but the opinion I formed of her does not fit … Continue reading Book Review: Open Source
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Book Review: Wild Blood
Book Review: Wild Blood by Nancy A. Collins There is an updated ebook version the author prefers. Too Late! Already read this one. Skinner Cade finds out he’s a werewolf the hard way . . . by doing hard time in a south Arizona prison. After eating a goodly portion of the inmate population (and … Continue reading Book Review: Wild Blood
Book Review: The Ark
Book Review: The Ark by Patrick S. Tomlinson A black hole was soon to swallow Earth, so mankind build a generation ship, The Ark, and set out for the stars. Bryan Benson is chief constable for over half the Ark's population. When a body goes missing, he goes into action. His meager detecting skills are … Continue reading Book Review: The Ark
Channillo Post: Chapter 5—Venor
Chapter 5 of Howlers: Lupus Rex is posted on Channillo. Howlers makes use of Latin in quite a few different areas. You don't have to speak it, but I didn't want to leave you wondering how the different words were pronounced. To assist the you, I included an appendix containing a listing of the English … Continue reading Channillo Post: Chapter 5—Venor
NASA’s Old
My wife and I, along with some friends, took of a tour of the Houston Space Center. I was not impressed. NASA is supposed to be America's pinnacle of technological achievement, and the campus looked like something from an old Cold War movie about the Soviet Space Program. The buildings looked old and decrepit, the … Continue reading NASA’s Old
Men, We Can’t Repel Emotions of that Magnitude!
A writer has a singular responsibility . . . to elicit an emotional response from a reader with words only . . . and not at the writing, but because of what the writer is saying. That emotional response can be anything from laughter to sorrow, happiness to anger, or anything in between or combined. … Continue reading Men, We Can’t Repel Emotions of that Magnitude!
Channillo Post: Chapter 3—Bill and Glen Benson
Chapter 3 of Howlers: Lupus Rex is posted on Channillo. Bill and Glen are two of the most popular characters in Howlers. Hop over and read about their redneck, pot-smoking antics. Have you checked out Channillo? Lots to see and read!
Exciting Weekend Coming Up!
Six more days until I see one of my old shipmates and best friends, Alan O'Brien, from the USS Portland (LSD-37). We haven't seen each other since 1989 when he visited me in Louisiana. I jilted him back in the mid-90s by not returning the favor, so I will most certainly have to visit him … Continue reading Exciting Weekend Coming Up!
Channillo Post: Chapter 2—Quadrivium
Chapter 2 of Howlers: Lupus Rex is posted on Channillo. Have you checked out Channillo? It's a great way to test read a new author, to see if you like him or her.
Homer the Turtle
A friend of mine and I went riding our bicycles today. I almost ran over this little fella on the Katy Trail. I carried him in my bike bag until I got to the stream next to the off-road trail we were headed to and released him. Good Turn Done for the Day!
Tom Bont's Silver Key 