My ew omputer has some prolems
No, the subject line is not a typo. That’s what happens when I type on my new keyboard. The letters sometime stick, especially the ones on the bottom row, like ‘c’, ‘v’, and ‘n’. I’m…
Grab bag of falls, dogs, taxes and writing
A grab bag of miscellaneous things tonight, my Hordeling. First off, the wife and I went out to eat this evening. After dinner, I went to get the car while the wife waited on a…
Started a new set of flash fiction tales
Having now finished the three flash fiction tales I set as my goal for the Summer of Fiction Writing, I now turn to my next project. Tonight I wrote the first of a series of…
Last flash fiction down, and yet more dog shtuff
The last flash fiction piece wasn’t falling into place, so I discussed it with the wife while driving her to a doctor’s appointment this afternoon. I told her the basic ideas of the stories were…
Another flash fiction down, The Crow, and more dog shtuff
And another flash fiction tale is in the bag. I finished off the tale for Cat Gerlach’s Indie Author Advent calendar. I’m going to let it sit over night ad see how I like it…
One down, two to go .. and dog shtuff
Well, one and a half down. I completed one of the zombie tales this evening. I finally brought the story down from the thirty thousand foot level and made it about a single person dealing…
Day of gaming and another project from the Muse
So, we spent the afternoon with friends playing games. Mainly, Scrabble and Parcheesi. I did not win the Scrabble game. Once again, I came in last. However, my initial draw of letters spelled the word…
The start of three flash fiction tales
I’ve talked before about how I’m a administrator on Holly Lisle’s forums. I bring this up as a full disclosure regarding the following, lest someone take the following as being a shill for her classes.…
This is the way to do customer service
We had to take our car in for some basic regularly scheduled maintenance (oil change, tire rotation) this morning. We got there relatively early and pulled into the service bay at the car dealership. One…
Bill of health, Part II
Yes, I’ve gotten old. I’m sitting around talking about health issues. Last week I had the blood draw. The nurse was very gentle about it, and used a lidocaine cream on my arm where she…