I started this blog on August 21, 2012, with the release of my first book, Titan Encounter. Most of those posts are now in what I call the “Early Blog.” I’m gradually updating their format and bringing them into this new journal. Back then the sole purpose of the blog was to promote my books, but gradually that changed.
That’s how it started but, over the years, I’ve mused about other things that are important to me, such as my family, my farm, rural life, and occasionally about politics and country. However, I try to limit the politics in this journal. If you want to know more about my political leaning go to The Conservative Alternative.
“A Humvee parked in front of his house couldn’t mean anything good.” That’s the first line of The Storm Rises, the exciting sidequel to Through the Storm, of the Solar Storms Saga. The series examines the very real possibility of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) destroying modern technology. Why am I mentioning all of this, other than blatant self-promotion? Well—for two reasons.
Read MoreYou may have heard that Mount Rainier has been rumbling with quakes recently. Well, it’s true and I live just fifty miles south of Rainier and thirty-two miles north of Mount St. Helens. You might be thinking, “That wasn’t the best location to buy land.” Well, the simple answer is I never gave it much thought back then beyond, “Wow, living between volcanoes, that’s neat.”
Read MoreIf you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I live on a small farm in the Pacific Northwest. It’s more of a hobby farm than a real agricultural endeavor, but it takes a lot of work. Recently, we decided to clear an area of mostly dead trees. Two of the trees fell against my cuts and smashed nearby fences. Fortunately, only the fences were harmed, but the chickens squawked and complained.
Read MoreThe idea popped into my head recently that with the advent of artificial intelligence, why not have an animated book cover? Of course, it couldn’t be on the actual book cover—not yet, anyway—but it seemed like a fun way to promote a novel. So, I tried to create one using several different A.I. platforms. I could say the tools failed, but in truth, I think we both did.
Read MoreA few years ago, doctors discovered that I had an autoimmune disorder. Treatment for it stifled my writing and delayed the third book of the Solar Storms Saga. However, doctors have been able to treat the illness and that has allowed me to resume writing. Consequently, the much-delayed third book in the Solar Storms Saga, Facing the Storm, has now been released!
Read MoreI’m giving away ten copies of The Storm Rises!
“A Humvee parked in front of his house couldn’t mean anything good.”
That’s the opening line of The Storm Rises, the exciting sidequel to the Solar Storms Saga and we will be giving copies away. Continue reading for all the details.
Read MoreThe exciting third book of the Solar Storms Saga will be released on April 14th. In this series, several immense coronal mass ejections have hit the Earth, destroying most modern technology. Panic, starvation, and chaos spread across the world. The series follows several families as they struggle to survive and restore some semblance of civilization.
Read MoreFacing the Storm, the third book in my Solar Storms Saga will be released in late March. The specific release date hasn’t been set but, the writing and editing are done and the book cover has been created. Now the book design and marketing began.
Read MoreMy youngest son recently purchased a Tesla Model Y. The other day, he said “Let’s go for a drive.” This was my first time ever touching a Tesla and I had trouble just getting in. For those of you who have never been around the car, the door handles are flush with the body of the vehicle. You press them and they pop out.
Read MoreThe winter has been mild, and that often distracts me from my writing.
This morning, as I ate breakfast, several deer wandered into the front yard. At first, I saw only two and informed my wife. If we have apples, she usually tosses one or two to the deer. I got up and looked. There were now six in the yard. I retrieved my camera, and by the time I stepped out to take a picture, there were eight deer.
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