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  • A Friday Funny

    Not terribly original, but I did write it a few years back. With the holidays coming, I thought we all could use a laugh. The 2000th Annual International Nirvana Achievement Competition It was an exciting day today at the Shamshara Insight Convention Center, hosting the 2000th Annual International Nirvana Achievement Competition, with competitors from all…

  • Getting Out of the Swamp of Something-Or-Other

    I like to think of myself as moderately technology capable. Okay – I’m not that quick to learn WordPress features, but I’m getting there. I can use my cell phone to call people and text and take pictures and I’ve got my alarm clock feature crammed with daily alarms and I just figured out the…

  • Creativity and Meds

    Balancing Creativity and Mental Illness For as long as I remember, there has always been a link between the “creative types” and some form of mental illness. High rates of depression, bi-polar, “somethin’s just not right with little Ray,” whatever. And while the above article doesn’t do much except to re-iterate something that has been…

  • Longing for Stability

    Some nights the words settle heavy on my mind, demanding I rise early from bed and move them out. Sometimes the ideas fall like an avalanche from my fingertips – page after page after page of useless rock chasing me down a hill and urging me on or risk being crushed by their weight. And…

  • Reality Sometimes Hurts…

    So… FP Dorchak lauded my awesomeness on his page. I guess that means I’ll have to name a character in a book after him or something. I suppose Frank Dorchak could be a criminal mastermind somewhere in my steampunk series. Or maybe an engineer. Ooo… there’s a kid in the second one I was thinking…

  • Editing, Critquers and The Broom

    So I’ve moaned about the dearth of critiquers in my scant circle a few times. Aside from the “I Intended to, but…” crowd, the majority I get hit with is the “You must change it this way, my way, or you will fail!” group. I recently broomed off a guy from the second camp. Which…