I'm watching Mystic River this morning. I do so love this movie, for so many reasons. The experience is somewhat marred by Gambit's seemingly insatiable urge to make his new dog toy squeak. Even Ty is trying to ignore him.

I had end-of-the-world dreams last night of Walking Dead variety, set in one of my dream-brain's stock locations. (It's as ( Read more... )

Maybe it's the fleeting touch of spring in the air. Maybe it's the pressure to Get Things Done. Maybe it's a response to finally-for months, and without non-fiction distractions-focusing on stories. Or maybe it's a delayed rebound from the multiple years I chose to ignore all the ideas. Whatever the cause, I find myself beset night and day by ( Read more... )

Dev and I made our annual trip to the International Festival today.  It’s the first year we’ve been able to attend on Friday, and I’m so glad we did because we had the privilege of seeing scores of people participate in the Naturalization Ceremony to become citizens.

When we current US citizens spend so much time fighting amongst ourselves, it’s ( Read more... )

Ray Bradbury did not inspire me to write.  His stories taught me to think, and to think about what I wrote.  He takes readers on a journey of consequences, often with characters who don't recognize they are making weighty decisions until those consequences come along.  I didn't realize just how much studying his work has influenced me until, on the ( Read more... )

After some mental meanderings last night, I decided not start my new project series in California after all.  Story flow works better if we begin in Indy, head to Texas for the second story arc, perhaps New Mexico for the third, and end up in California for the conclusion.  Every site in these stories are places I've visited, places I've stored in ( Read more... )

Traveling has become so much easier, from a financial standpoint, because my sister now works for an airline.  That means I'm able to get really inexpensive flights.  The downside is that I'll be the first bumped off that flight if a full-fare customer wants my seat.  That makes perfect sense on all sides, but kinda sucks when I'm trying to get ( Read more... )