Some days you eat the bear. Some days, the bear eats you. I'd love to know the originator of that one, wouldn't you? I'm hoping there's some great story at the root of it. Like back in some cave, Og is squatting around a fire and his buddy Oog comes shuffling back through the … Continue reading Building Devil’s Tower
Category: Thoughts
Daring Greatly, Part Two: Waking Up on Mars
Note: In the days leading up to the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for my middle grade frontier adventure novel The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson on Tuesday, April 17, I'm sharing my story of how I ended up here. You can read the introductory post here, and Part One, "Into the Mist" here. Find out … Continue reading Daring Greatly, Part Two: Waking Up on Mars
Daring Greatly, Part One: Into the Mist
Note: In the days leading up to the Kickstarter campaign for my middle grade frontier adventure novel The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson, I'm sharing my story of how I ended up here. You can read yesterday's introductory post here, and find out more about the Kickstarter campaign here. I’m not sure when the story really begins, … Continue reading Daring Greatly, Part One: Into the Mist
For Those Who Make the Stories
Shh... Listen ... Can you hear it? Probably not. But it's happening. Right now, all over the world, there are people making stories. They have "other jobs," many of them - moms and dads, teachers and salesmen, and plenty of other obligations which occupy their day. But, for some inexplicable, beautiful reason, the beauty of a … Continue reading For Those Who Make the Stories
Darts Into the Darkness
Up here in the frozen North, winter takes its toll on even the hardiest souls. And here, in the middle of January, a week or so beyond Christmastide, it's taking its toll on this hardy soul. As much as I pay lip service to loving winter - the crust of snow over the backyard, the frosty … Continue reading Darts Into the Darkness
Thrash Early – Some Thoughts on Taking the Plunge
I had a conversation this morning with a soon-to-be-graduate. (Soon-to-be, as in, tonight at approximately 9:30 p.m), and she told me something remarkable. She's going to college this fall in Delaware, and immediately heading overseas to study at university in Madrid. Cool! I said, what a chance to improve on your knowledge of Spanish … Continue reading Thrash Early – Some Thoughts on Taking the Plunge