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Fireworks in the Round
Fireworks are illegal in New Jersey, except on July 4th. Just kidding. They’re illegal 365 days of the year, but pyrotechnic scofflaws get something of a free pass on Independence Day. So, on The Fourth rather than dealing with the… Continue reading
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I Survived My Camping Trip!
Over the weekend I made the long* trip up to Maine to join my sister and her family for a camping trip to celebrate her birthday, and I lived to tell the tale . . . just barely. That photo… Continue reading
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Tea Time
It has been a hectic week. There was some wind that caused a small amount of damage necessitating some unexpected home repairs, and that project turned into a slightly bigger project in the interest of killing two birds with one… Continue reading
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Sun Showers
The other afternoon I was on my way home from the county library when the sky grew dark and it began to pour. The storm was intense, but brief. A few minutes later the sun was shining once again. Then… Continue reading
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“Mysterious Ways” is Available Now
It’s official. I have a new short story out in the latest edition of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. In “Mysterious Ways” a small town Presbyterian minister attempts to get to the bottom of the murder of one of his church’s… Continue reading
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Flower Power
I don’t know how it’s been by you, but lately we’ve had pretty much perfect weather here. So, Sunday we decided to take advantage of it and go for a little hike. There’s a trail pretty close to us, that… Continue reading
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Send in the Paparazzi, I’m in a Magazine
I think I must get about a dozen emails per day from bots and scammers claiming to want to assist in some way with my author career. They want to share my book with alleged book groups or have the… Continue reading
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It’s Blooming Hot
As I write this we are in the midst of what is supposed to be a mercifully short heatwave. About a week ago when temperatures were more spring-like I decided it was finally time to get the patio plants planted.… Continue reading
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Goldilocks and the Three Microwaves
It’s Monday afternoon, and if you stepped into our house right now, you might think we were trying to open some sort of appliance store. Right now there are four microwaves in this house, and we just ordered another because… Continue reading
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Someone Remembers That Thing You Wrote That One Time
I saw the news that Daniel Kraus won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel Angel Down to which I offer my sincere congratulations. It joins a host of literary classics that will forever be remembered by readers.… Continue reading
Creativity and Contentment 