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The Next Keeper
Now that my first short story of 2024 is complete, it’s time for another. My goal this year is to bring you one complete short story every month, via Kindle Vella. The first story of 2024, The Normal Day, followed the continuing and strange activity surrounding the...
International Dinner
My mother calls it “an adventure in eating.” Last Tuesday was my son’s Boy Scout troop’s International Dinner. The Scouts each prepared a dish from a country around the world, including Italy, Japan, Greece, and others. He and his small group have been studying food,...
A Potentially Life-Changing Visit
Part of preparing for college is exploring what you want to do and how you plan to get there. Currently, my son has a very specific career goal in mind. At the same time, we’re trying to encourage him to explore other avenues and just ‘see what’s out there.’ We had a...
College Prep
I have a picture on my computer’s background right now of my son at just five-years-old. He’s walking down a Maui beach with messy feet and waterlogged shorts. His hair is blowing in the wind, and he has a silly grin. He’s by himself, but he’s walking toward what he...
New Episodes of The Normal Day
The Normal Day will be fully-published by the end of the month! Episodes 1 & 2 are currently LIVE on Kindle Vella. Episode 3 will be up soon, followed quickly by episode 4. Yesterday marked the first day of the New Year that life was “normal”: my son went back to...
Getting a Fresh Start
Two blog posts in a week? Yep! As I said in yesterday’s blog, you can expect to see some extra blogs for various holidays in addition to the regular weekly post. Yesterday was the holiday, today marks the first post of many Tuesday postings. I’ve gotten this renewed...