I Can’t Draw.
When people learn that I write books (you know, for kids) they almost always ask this question: “Oh, so do you do all the drawings, too?” When I tell them I couldn’t draw to save my life they end up looking a little disappointed. Trust me, nobody is as disappointed as I am. The thing is: My kids LOVE to [...]
Two TKTs. Two Days.
You know, I thought I’d be the kind of dad that was always there. You know. Ready to build a fort at a moment’s notice. The kind of guy that doesn’t get tired of going to the park or will watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in the morning EVERY morning. I also thought I’d be the kind of dad who had [...]
Cool Stuff (or Why I’m Not A Better Blogger)
You know, there’s really nothing worse than someone blogging about how great their life is and how they’re getting to do cool stuff, right? Yeah, I know. Feel free to click the back arrow now or delete your feed to this poor, neglected blog. I can’t say I blame you. But hey, there’s gotta be an excuse for just leaving [...]
Rockin’ After Midnight
Did I ever tell you about the time someone slashed the tires on my car? This was back in high school, so I’m pretty sure I didn’t. It was a dark time, but reading a book a friend wrote TOTALLY brought me back to that place and time. In his book, his main character thinks someone is trying to break [...]
I Feel Like I Owe (You & this Website) A Post.
People of Earth…how are you? Things have been cooking in my part of the world, but I’ll be dashed if I don’t set aside some time to put something up on this musty ol’ blog. It’s my duty. I ain’t new to this. WRITING NEWS (if this stuff bores you, skip on ahead yo) I’ve been spending pretty much all [...]
Grave Diggin’ & Gettin’ Published!
Wow. Someone should really dust in here, you know? I’ll get right on that. As some people might have suspected, I’ve always wanted to be a writer. Pretty much since forever…you know, if forever is 2nd grade. Sure there were the occasional career changes I considered along the way (Archaeologist, FBI Agent, movie director, astronaut), but I knew in my [...]
Getting Back Out There – New Year’s Resolutions and Other Garbage
When my parents used to tell me that time goes by faster and faster the older you get, I never really believed them. Seriously. How was THAT even possible? Like another year gets slapped onto your total and life just eases down on the accelerator a bit? Didn’t seem to make much sense. Holy Hannah, people. It totally makes sense [...]
Rough Patch (Still Bloggy After All These Years)
I guess it happens to everyone, but dang if it hasn’t hit me full on, just about knocking the teeth out of my dumb-looking head. I’ve been lazy. I can’t even say it’s anything like writer’s block, it’ s more like “Eh…Block.” It’s been a strange and hectic fall and I’m REALLY trying to find my way back into being [...]
The Secret of Hart Lake
When I was in 2nd grade, I had a best friend. His name was Joe. Joe and I were pretty much inseparable. Every weekend, I would either sleep out at his house or he’d sleep at mine. More often than not, we ended up at Joe’s house, though. His parents always made the best popcorn and we got to stay [...]