Respite, refuge, and loneliness, all in one wooden bench. You sit down, take a deep breath, and contemplate life. And then you find the spiders... and slivers... and you realize that autumn may send away the crawlers, but not the thorns. So refuge and respite have their limits, but loneliness... it hangs upon your shoulders, weighs upon your soul. And then the wind brushes your hair, the sun warms your cheeks, birds sing you songs, and you realize even then that you are loved

Here's a tale from eight years ago today! "So where's your book?" came a question as I grabbed my supermarket shopping basket. I turned to find a large man staring at me with playful eyes, awaiting his answer. So I mentioned that I don't read while walking at Reasor's. "The isles are too small and irregular," I told him. "But I do read at the mall," I added, just to see if I'd read him right. And I had. "No!" he said with joy, his eyes shooting up....

Apparently a lot of funny things happen to me on Sept. 14ths. Here are three examples...

One of my many former bosses died the morning of Aug. 1. It didn’t take long before I received texts, messages, and calls from several...

Over the last three months I’ve devoted a fair amount of my online time to charting The World As I See It “bestseller” saga. I apologize...

I share all this with you because I love you, and feel blessed to be able to say that. We should all remind our family and friends of...

Living alone gave me the freedom to stow away boxes just about anywhere my mind could find space. Now I admit that's not a great asset to...

When I was a kid, I often dreamt it would be just so divinely cool to have a pet alligator. Like many deep thinkers, I knew for a...

Once, many years ago, a dear friend asked for my favorite quote. Of course, me being me, that spurred me to jot all my favorites down...

It’s time to restart my blog. Let’s pick up where we left off, preserving amazing, often hysterical (or humbling) tales of my past. This...

Here’s a head’s up for my followers! With this blog, we enter a new stage in my novel-publishing adventure. While I have more books to...

God's Furry Angels' new editions achieve what once seemed a dream: a beautiful hardcover worthy of the family coffee table, with one or...

Why is a $14,000 emergency auto insurance claim easier to resolve than a routine $40 doctor’s office copayment? In truth, I never figured...

I first spied the brooding specter within a dark fog shrouding the bridge's crest. As my headlights pierced that reflective mist, I...

This is something I wrote Oct. 7, 2016. The text explains itself. I enter it among my blogs in part because I've devoted many entries...

Let me share a simple tale of God working in my life. First, the short and sweet version, for those who really don’t like to read: ● I...

Writing my The Spawn of Fashan blogs reminded me of another humorous academic anniversary. This one, from 43 years ago, tells how I met...

Hello! Welcome back to the story behind The Spawn of Fashan roleplaying game, my cultish phenomenon published 40 years ago this...

Here’s a special treat for my blog audience: a sneak peek at my next book! But it’s not what you expect. Two score and a year or so ago,...

Do you ever question your effectiveness? While such concerns have shadowed most of my efforts since I started down this book-publishing...

This marks both my 50th blog and my 3,000th Instagram post. A double milestone! With this in mind, I prayed to find something truly...

And now for something completely different: a study of my reading habits! Back in blog 13, I walked you through a list of my favorite...

And now for something completely different – a reader’s request! An overseas friend asked if I might teach him how to strum the guitar. I...

And now for something completely different: my first true photo blog! I know what you’re saying – “Hey, all your blogs feature photos!”...