I So Appreciate The Birthday Wishes
When I first went on Face Book/Meta after FJM dropped, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Indeed, I’m still trying to figure out how to work it. But it has given me the opportunity to reconnect with a lot of people I’ve met along the road of life. And 67 years provides you with a […]
67th Trip Around The Sun With Feet Planted Firmly On Earth
This morning, because I was outside even earlier than usual, I got the wonderful gift of catching Honey still resting in the back of her stall in Claire’s Wee Laire (intentionally misspelled). Normally the long ears on the little mule hear when I open the gate and Honey exits the barn before I get close […]
Without Further Adieu. . . Voila! The Final Cover – Where The Ley Lines Meet.
I know my books are known for their surprises. The plots have totally unexpected twists and turns because they are written organically. I never know the plot when I write that first sentence. I just report the story that is unfolding before me. The reader learns what is happening at the same time I am […]
Mani-Pedi Morning With Farrier Jason Bastemeyer
Yesterday’s sky was azure and clear and you could see The Three Witches from my back yard, just over the top of the work shed. Truly magical. Once the sun came up, it was beautiful and in the mid 50s. When I got back from my morning rounds, Claire and Honey were already hard at […]
Karl’s Kitchen Comes To The MOS Literary Bookshelf – Fey Girl Gets a 5 Star Review
Pamela Danzig, a Riverdalian connection, sent me this really cute book called Karl’s Kitchen that she co-authored. It has a bunch of healthy and easy to prepare recipes told through the mouths of a number of cats, including the main character, Karl the tuxedo cat. I could hear “Memories” playing in the background as I […]
November 13th Cover Reveal – Where The Ley Lines Meet
My readers know about the Three Witches, and the role they play in The Claire Saga. They are visually powerful. A benediction occurs between two central characters on one of their peaks during the second book that alters the direction of the storyline. But the Three Witches are just one of the mystical geographical markers […]
Moon On The Wane
Yesterday morning’s moon was particularly cool looking. If the lit body of the moon leans left, it is diminishing – on the wane towards a new moon. If it is on the right, it is waxing towards a full moon. Last night was a perfect representation of God’s fingernail, leaning left, on a waning moon. […]
Mystical Landscapes
I think visually. I cannot remember names or directions but, like corvids and rodents, I have an Eidetic memory for visual cues, like faces and physical surroundings. That skillset is consistently reflected in my writing. Once I get the readers to step into the physical settings, the story and characters will do the rest. If […]
The Saccas
Going in reverse chronological order, the above photo is of my brother-in-law, Terry Sacca, his son, my nephew, Tyler Sacca, and his grandson, my great nephew, Grayson Tatum Sacca. Terry’s wife, my wife Lisa’s sister, Michele Wallen Sacca, passed not too long ago after a lifetime of battling the confounding diabetes she had since childhood. […]
Little Things That Get Away From You
The Three Witches looked beautiful yesterday morning on my way back from dropping Lisa at work. Instead of foretelling a brief but memorable life of a short and bloody reign, commemorated by “The Scottish Play” (love Black Adder) https://youtu.be/h–HR7PWfp0 they instead foretold a future of backache and Aleve after a day of vacuuming, mopping and […]