A few years ago, I got sick. Not the kind of sick where you have the flu and spend a few days on the couch watching television. The kind where your body stops cooperating, doctors can't tell you why, and you begin questioning whether you're somehow making the whole thing up. The frustrating part is […]
Las Vegas usually brings to mind bright lights, casinos, and endless entertainment. This trip was different. We traveled to Vegas to celebrate a significant military achievement for our son, Justin, and I couldn't have been more proud. As parents, we watch our children grow through different stages of life. We cheer from the sidelines at […]
Meta announced subscription plans a couple of weeks ago. Facebook Plus, Instagram Plus, and WhatsApp Plus are their subscription services or what I call their ‘pay to play market platform’. These are fee based programs costing a few dollars a month each, with creator and business plans coming later. One of the higher tiers includes […]
People ask me how I write books, and I never know how to answer that without sounding like I have some kind of system that works every time. I don’t. I do the same things most days, though. I get up, work out first because if I don’t, it’s not happening later. Then I walk […]
There’s a point in every thriller where I stop pretending I’m in control of the story. I usually know who the bad guy is. Usually. I know the setup. I know the body count. I know which characters are going to lie to everyone around them while insisting they’re the only honest person in the […]
Because I live in the mountains, I always think I’m going to sit down and write in peace. Coffee, laptop, quiet mountain morning. That’s the plan. It’s always the plan, but it never works out that way. The dogs start the disruption and soon enough, the wild animals jump on board. Don’t get me wrong, […]
