A Short Story

Lately, I've been writing mostly from prompts. I take a word or phrase and spin it into a tale of my choosing. One of the bravest and scariest things in the world that a writer does is share their words with everyone. We, for no good reason, pour out our heart and soul directly in...

How Do You Do It?

The most common question I am asked is, "How do you do it?" in reference to writing every day and living a semi-normal life. Like most of you, I hold a full-time job and have a family; throw into the mix I'm still in the Army Reserves (16 and a half years down 3 and...

A Life Well Lived

My grandfather is dying, and there is nothing I can do about it. Sounds like the opening for a sad story filled with flashbacks, tears, and at the very least stimulating conversations. Unfortunately, this is not a fictional story it is my life. I have been on this planet for 38 years, and there has...

Twitter Vignette: Paradox

March was my first venture into creating a serial vignette story on Twitter. I enjoyed the challenge of it so much that I decided to write one more for April. The result was a sometimes wacky, sometimes serious science fiction piece titled Paradox. The story follows the adventures of Captian Franklin Hal and Commander Sevranta...

Movie Review: A Quiet Place

(Picture Credit HERE) I am a fan of horror stories and horror movies. Nothing is better than empathizing with the characters and listening to my heart race as the action picks up. One of my problems lately is that I haven't been excited to see a horror movie in the theater for a long time....