• Where in the World are Mom and Dad?

    When I was a kid I had a computer game called Where in the USA is Carmen SanDiego. It was a companion to the popular game Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego. The general premise was that you had… Continue reading

    Where in the World are Mom and Dad?

  • A Quick Hello

    I’m going to keep things short and sweet this week. As I write this, we’re looking forward to the arrival of my parents this afternoon. Mom and Dad are up from Florida for a visit, and are little by little… Continue reading

    A Quick Hello

  • Barbie and Me

    Well, unless you’ve been hiding out in a cave all summer (and I wouldn’t blame you if you were!), you probably know there’s a Barbie movie coming out this week. I’m not sure, but I think the marketing budget for… Continue reading

    Barbie and Me

  • Alissa's All-Night Salad Bar is Open For Business

    I don’t do much gardening. I live in deer country, so you have to be pretty devoted to the hobby to even attempt trying to grow things in your yard around these parts. I mean, the farms surrounding us invest… Continue reading

    Alissa's All-Night Salad Bar is Open For Business

  • Remembering My Quirky Dog

    Last night we sat on the deck watching and listening to the rival fireworks shows going on in our neighbors’ backyards, well until the smoke from all those fireworks drove us inside. As Ron put it, “Canada has nothing on… Continue reading

    Remembering My Quirky Dog

  • 13 Years!

    My life was a little different thirteen years ago. My first novel (which had a different title back in 2010) had been accepted for publication, things were moving along to turn my little manuscript into an actual book, and on… Continue reading

    13 Years!

  • I Like Sinks

    I have it on good authority* that as a young child I once declared “I don’t like sinks!” The remark had my parents stumped. Had some bad experience with a faucet inspired my dislike? Was I entering a phase where… Continue reading

    I Like Sinks

  • The Joyless Internet

    This week’s great literary drama is author Elizabeth Gilbert pulling a novel from publication because it happened to be about a Russian family, and for this reason it got bombed with one-star reviews on the site Goodreads before anyone had… Continue reading

    The Joyless Internet

  • I'm Always Up For a Challenge

    Greetings from smoky New Jersey. I ventured outdoors this morning to water some plants and it smelled like one big giant campfire. So, I think we’ll be staying inside for the remainder of the day. This week’s post was inspired… Continue reading

    I'm Always Up For a Challenge

  • It's Not TV, It's Whatever It's Called These Days

    Last week, the television streaming channel formerly known as HBO Max, formerly known as HBO Go, formerly known as HBO Now, formerly known as just HBO changed it’s name to Max. It reminds me a bit of my first published… Continue reading

    It's Not TV, It's Whatever It's Called These Days