This story began, as so many do, as an opening scene that kept rolling in my head for several days until I finally sat down...
I've been working on a pivotal scene in my extensive novel Primeval, about midway through Part III, that I've been putting off for months (to be...
One day, I decided to challenge myself, see if I could just sit down and write a story. This was a completely different, unique process...
One day during a discussion about books, a friend recommended I read the story Examination Day by Henry Slesar. It took awhile to finally find a...
I believe that many (or even most) people don't understand what the 2014 Bundy Ranch standoff was actually about. In fact, I've actually witnessed someone ignorantly say "they...
My brother and I run a pool & spa service company in Las Vegas, and some time ago we picked up a new client and...
In a recent blog article entitled A Word About Eggs & Inflammation, I explained the extremely high omega-6 (pro-inflammatory) fatty acids contained in factory-raised chicken eggs,...
Omega-6 fatty acids are pro-inflammatory, whereas omega-3 fatty acids are anti-inflammatory, therefore counteracting the inflammatory effects of omega-6. So whenever possible, we want to reduce...
I’ve written on this topic before, and my position hasn’t changed: people who don’t keep their time commitments, those who are perpetually late—for no substantial reason—are irresponsible...
The following essay was written by Mark Twain sometime around 1896 – 1897 (both dates are listed by various sources online); and according to the Mark Twain Project,...
“Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws!” ~ Mayer Amschel Rothschild Many years ago, while...
The extended edition of my dark fiction collection Rolling The Bones is now available in hardcover, along with paperback and Kindle versions. BOOK DESCRIPTION: Sometimes...
In past discussions concerning my blog, and my writing in general, people have urged me to start throwing stuff up on my blog to sell (such...
Just a note to visitors: Earlier in the year I took this blog down, and have recently resurrected it, completely redesigned and rebranded. So, though...
“Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day you’ll have good luck!” Yes, we’ve all heard, and chanted—and perhaps even believed—that little rhyme....
“Civilizations are created by individuals;
they are destroyed by collectives.”
~ Butler Shaffer