Several years ago, I awoke on my birthday with a sense of melancholy. You see, I had been troubled by a particular birthday milestone that…
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The Home Stretch
As I've mentioned lately, I'm almost done with my latest novel. There will be a few more edits and touchups, but that's it. At times, it has been a very challenging journey to get to this point, more so than any previous book other than the first one. I've battled...
The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
My ARC copies for 'The Silent Death' went out a few days ago. You would think I breathe a sigh of relief. But, as it turns out, I'm not wired like that. At least, not anymore. According to the Myers-Briggs (if you believe in such things), I'm an ESTP. This personality...
No Time and Too Many Distractions
I recently took a vacation to San Antonio. Despite living in Texas for over four years now, I had never been. So we made the three…
Forty-nine in Shark Years…
Forty-nine years ago, Jaws made its debut on the big screen. At some point since then, it became my favorite movie of all time.
The Library Part Two
I was going to write about something else today, but I returned to the Main Library here in Brownsville. Upon arriving, I decided…
Tranquilo
At the start of 2020, a mere month and a half before the pandemic locked us all down, my family and I moved from the middle of the…
The Library
This piece is going to be a bit different than my usual post. As I’ve discussed before, I’m a big supporter of libraries. A library…
Mariposa
When I was young, I was lucky enough to spend most of my time exploring the wilderness. While other kids played in their rooms or backyards…
The Daydream That Wouldn’t Die…
Two years ago, I was anxious. The next day, my first full-length novel, "Tears of the Dragon," was set to launch on Kindle. A year earlier, one of my short stories, "Sketch," had been published on Mandatory Midnight, a spooky online zine. That had been the spark I...