(Pumpkin spice peanut brittle image courtesy of Target.com) I enjoyed a piece of pumpkin spice peanut brittle today (go get some at Target, ...

HEN I first started writing this blog in 2006, mass social media platforms like Facebook hadn't taken off yet, so it was fairly common f...

I know, there's been a dearth of posts lately. Just to be clear, I actually did do quite a few things in July; in fact I attended two fa...

Once upon a time there were three pigs. ( They had convinced a few folks that they were sheepdogs , but really, they were pigs.) Because som...

[I first wrote this in... hmm, maybe 2002? earlier? I dunno. It's been sitting in limbo on my computer for some time, but I've decid...

For some time now, I've had this notion to write a story set in the Quadrennial Leapmarket Fair (to which I have referred obliquely on t...

I've been sitting on this juicy tidbit for weeks, but since there was an official announcement today: Remember a creepy little short s...

(But it's not 1907. Just FYI.) In fact, we're two-thirds of the way through April and I haven't written here even once. You...

OK, as part of my "do the hard things" resolution, I'm looking to finish a lot of stuff this year. Like most people on the ADD...

AVE you ever wondered how a writer's brain works? Probably not, but I'mma tell you anyway. So today I was on Twitter and I cam...

The day started out with rain, switched up to hail, at some point this evening began to sleet, and is now gamely snowing. We can hear people...

Something new went into the Blessing Journal a few days ago. Here's what I wrote: You have a home. It isn't something you think...

...but can't. Gotta write a Holler first. (I've put it off long enough!) ETA: HOLLAS AWAAAAAY! Be prepared for incoming mayhem in ...

Well, I'm now convinced that the 11th Commandment is "Thou shalt not be smug." See, Captain Midnight picked up this nasty bu...

As I've stated before, although I enjoy reading science fiction, I'm not very comfortable writing it for a number of reasons. One of...

ATELY I've been carrying a lot of stress and anxiety, for a number of reasons that don't need to be articulated here. It's not...

Well, I can tell Mom is feeling better, because for the last two days I've sprung her from the clink to go on outings in the car. Last w...

HERE are few things more dispiriting to a bibliomaniac than a closed bookstore. In the last few months I've seen lots of storefronts...

[For those of you who are unfamiliar with the way Mormon church services work, a word of introduction. Latter-day Saint congregations do not...

N this day 10 years ago, I opened a Blogger account, chose a goofy blog name, doodled a Cheshire cat avatar on the back of a tithing donat...