This is a draft of the first chapter of my novel Lithium which I am currently in the process of rewriting. This is part of my ongoing experiment with deadlines. You can read more of my fiction here. “Have you decided what you’re going to do?” “No. I don’t know.” We were sitting on a …
Last month, the tire pressure monitor in the Mazda clicked on, warning me of low pressure in one of the tires. The rear driver’s side tire was about 20 psi low, so I had the shop take a look when I had it in for service and they found a nail. That was the second …
Well, we’re in the full swing of Danielle’s TAD (temporary assigned duty) in Virginia. She’s training for her next assignment, and Sean and I are training for…her next assignment. The first week went pretty well, and we had a surprise at the end. My mom came out East for the week, and she and my …
A couple of weeks ago, I got a refresher course in bachelorhood. I had a stack of reading to do and some handyman tasks, and I was excited—right up until we got to the airport. That’s when my stomach sank right into my left shoe. Seeing the two of them standing in the line for …
It’s spring, and along with the first flowers and first leaves, Sean is experiencing some firsts of his own: he took his first steps about a month ago and is now almost running; he had his first salon experience; said his first words (“Buh-bye”); and now has caught his first virus. So obviously, all of …
OK, so it’s a day late, but, to be fair, it was done last night. I just had to format it for the site. Hope you enjoy. The Zine Draft 4 April 30, 2009 Paul and Ben first met in Rebecca Thatcher’s fourth period English class at Thompson Middle. We think. That’s the consensus in …
Last month I decided to try an experiment to get myself writing fiction, again. It was two experiments, really, two hypotheses: 1. Since blogging seems to come easier than longer-form pieces for print, would it be easier to get through some of my writing barriers if I composed “in the cloud,” i.e. using Google Documents …
My new post is up at Milspouse.com, One-Car Family, No-Car Summer. About a year ago, my wife and I decided we only needed one car. We live in town, making it possible to walk most everywhere, and until recently we were both working from home … But what am I going to do when Danielle …
New post up at the Milspouse blog: Honoring the Commitment.
My sister sent me the following e-mail review of Twilight, the phenomenally popular first novel in the series by Stephenie Meyer: Twilight is a book about what to say to your girlfriend when you want to feel powerful. Presuming she’s already weak, you’ll have the upper hand even more than you already did in just …
