Ash is Live!
I mentioned a while back that I was going to give Kindle Vella a shot with the final novel in the Spark Chronicles. Episode 1 of Ash is now live and can be found here. I asked the cover artist for a few changes and she came through. I wanted the Morrigan figure to be…Read More
Back to the Future of ComicPalooza
Aside from hurricanes and tornadoes, one of the things that can generate 1.21 gigawatts of enthusiasm in Texas is ComicPalooza. This year there are more celebrities than ever, a bigger cosplay crowd, and a pretty cool NASA/STEM tie-in. With the tornado in the past and most of the lights being back on, I can finally…Read More
Rethinking Survival
We live in Houston and last Thursday got hit with a Spielberg-class storm. 100 mph winds, heavy rain, memorable lightning. We’re well away from the nearest pond/lake and a turtle ended up in our yard. Power was out for 3 days and is back on now. Three cheers for AC! Since we live in a…Read More
ComicPalooza is coming
ComicPalooza is almost here! As most of you know, CP is the one BIG event I do every year. It’s been that way since Pfitz invited me to go with him for undisclosed reasons. (Ask Christy). Sir Pat was there and the whole event was pretty cool. This year, we’re going bigger than ever. Last…Read More
Tax Time Intrigue
Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m late on taxes this year. One of the things that I have to do, since I sell on Amazon, is pull my sales/royalty information from them to include in tax calculations. It’s fairly painless and yields some interesting information. This little tidbit was a big surprise: In 2023, 60% of…Read More
Book Review: Left Behind by Elske Höweler
Coincidences Beyond Infinity. This side of infinity is rife with oddities. Maybe not to you, if you’ve lived here long, but to an infinity immigrant, it’s weird. Beyond weird; infinitely weird. My wonderful wife is an avid reader. Six plus books per month avid. I’ve been reading more on this side of infinity because I’m…Read More
The Far Side of Infinity
A few posts back, I talked about FIGMO Factor (number of days worked divided by number of days left to work). As the denominator approaches zero, the value of the factor approaches infinity. For you math geeks, where x=days worked and n=days left to work, with n and x being positive real numbers What happens when…Read More
Book Review: The Apollo Murders by Chris Hadfield
It took me longer than it should have to get around to this book. Honestly, I was afraid of being disappointed. Chris is one of the smartest, wittiest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting and some of the chatter around this book had me concerned that it wasn’t going to measure up to…Read More
FIGMO Factor 580
Where have I been? It’s been a minute since my last post. In the interim, I picked up some consulting work, adding quite a load to my everyday job, had some family-related health concerns, and been trying to work on Book 3. It’s been burning me out and after a long time pondering life and…Read More
Book Review: New Moon by Liz Bullard
I received an early Christmas present a few weeks ago: an autographed copy of Liz Bullard’s New Moon. I’ve just finished it and I’m very happy. Bullard has been experimenting with the series and kicked everything off by publishing Book 2, Portal, on Kindle Vella. I read it there and was intrigued by the story…Read More