Category Archives: Art

Finding Inspiration

In case you’ve not noticed, I’m a huge history fan. One of the reasons is that I’ve constantly finding neat story ideas in news articles on historical items. For example, I just read this little piece: http://archaeologicalmuseum.jhu.edu/the-collection/object-stories/a-roman-lead-curse-tablet/ The first thing … Continue reading

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Pandora Driver Review

Raw dieselpunk noire excitement and flavor! That is what comes to mind when I think of what I’ve just read. Pandora Driver is a wonderful view of a vanished age that might have been. Without spoilers, let me say John … Continue reading

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Only In Japan!

My good friend Den, shared this image on FaceBook…

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Joe Bethancourt Needs Our Help!

This is a call for help to all the friends and fans of Joe Bethancourt. As reported by Robert Zucker: On Saturday, April 30th, Joe’s home in Phoenix was heavily damaged by fire. Joe, his wife Cher, their rescued animals … Continue reading

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I do it because it is FUN!

The following quote is from a recent post on SFSignal.com: “In college, I had a renowned creative writing professor try to convince me to stop writing “genre” fiction and put my talents to better use. My answer to him was … Continue reading

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Captiva Press Meeting!

I met with the Editor in Chief of Captiva Press and the author, Tymber Dalton this past Tuesday. I’ve known and enjoyed working with both of them for several years. This was the very first face-to-face gathering. Captiva Press is … Continue reading

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Free Holiday Projects

Recently, I’ve gotten very involved with cardstock modeling. One of my projects is making a holiday ornament or three out of cheap cardstock I run through my inkjet printer. There are many sites on the web that offers free downloads … Continue reading

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A Thanksgiving Feast!

We enjoyed a wonderful repast that included the usual roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy and stuffing. Oh! And don’t forget squash casserole, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, ice cream and my favorite… apple pie. This is what the table looked like … Continue reading

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Guardian Dawn Cover Art!

Guardian Dawn, the First novel in the Guardian War trilogy will be released very soon and I just got the cover art. It will be released Thursday, November 18th. Fans of Military Urban Fantasy will be able to score it … Continue reading

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Halloween Party!

Our good friends, Ed and Elise invited us to another great Halloween bash. As usual, I had my trusty camera handy for evidence photos. My buddy Stan, is hosting the pictures on his Mentilucent blog and here is the link: … Continue reading

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