About Writing
This section is where I explore my love for writing, how it has shaped me, challenged me, and continues to pull me back, no matter how far I drift. This is where I talk about what I have done and what I have learned along the way.
My Journey From Pantsing to Outlining
For many writers, the debate between pantsing (writing by the seat of your pants) and outlining is deeply personal. Both approaches have their merits, but after four years of working on my “FTL” project, I decided it was time for a change. Here’s why I stopped pantsing and started outlining my fiction works. The Struggle…
Writing and Influences
I suppose I have been a “writer” for as long as I have been able to read. I learned to read at an early age, and I could read before I started Pre-K. I can thank my parents, who emphasized the importance of reading and the benefit of having an older sibling who loved to…
Find Your Voice and Keep It
If you think about it, nearly all of the communication we are exposed to is a total fake. A news anchor reads text from a teleprompter written in a style and delivered in a voice that is far from the way they really talk. A politician gives a carefully crafted speech designed to “rile up…
Writing Prompts
This section is my creative playground; each piece is born from a prompt that pushed me somewhere new. Some made me laugh, others hit harder than I expected. Together, they capture what happens when I stop overthinking and just write. Is that good or not? You decide.
Time Traveler Arrives in 1950
This is harder than I thought. 1950s America feels like a completely different country. The cars are cooler at least, but I feel cut off from the whole universe. At least I am dressed the part. So odd that people are this dressed up to walk around town. At any rate, I head to the…
We are just too different!
The words she had just uttered shook every fiber of my soul. “We’re just too different.” Stacy had said sobbing. According to her, that was enough reason to end 15 years of marriage. How would I respond to such a ridiculous argument? What words could I say to separate her from the course she had…
Poetry
I don’t often write poetry, but every so often, the words insist. These are those moments, collected over thirty years. Each one marks a point in time when rhythm and emotion collided just right? Well collided, and something came out. Enjoy!
A Mother’s Love
A mother’s love is true and bright, It is a beacon in the night, A mother’s love is pure undefiled, It is strong, great and wise, A Mother’s love is Self-Sacrificing, It is flawless, A mother’s love is strong and moves her to greater heights, A mother’s love is precious, It is more valuable than…
As Deep As A Well
My pain is as deep as a well,The loss of my love, my one true friend,Gone for all eternity, I had loved with my heart, my mind, and my soul,Yet, I never attained my goal,I refused to accept the fate of my love, forever entombed by the sea, The love of my life, the wife…
Mother’s Cry
In a place miles away, A baby lost its life today, One man, his vengeance filled, Many babies’ blood was spilled, And we heard their mothers’ cry, Just like Poe’s “Raven“, The Mothers have craven, For their lost Lenores, Hoped he would say go by the shore, But no he said, “no nevermore”, So, as…
