Perpetual Motion

April is getting into full swing. It’s the time of year when the schools all have their major field trips, the music programs have recitals and evaluations, and the scouts start preparing for the upcoming summer camp. It starts next week with my eldest daughter, Audrey. The middle school bands… Continue reading

Beeline Landslide

Sometimes it takes a small disaster to recognize just how isolated Arizona cities really are. A recent landslide closed state route 87 (aka the Beeline Highway) between metro Phoenix and Payson. In order to get to Payson from Phoenix, you had to take and alternate route that added a good… Continue reading

Back on the novel

Now that I have a complete draft of the collaboration story in Ruth Nestvold’s hands, I’m turning back to the novel that should be done already. I’ve really struggled with this thing. This novel, Rigel Kentaurus, is completely different from Neanderthal Swan Song. I’ve been spinning my wheels on the… Continue reading

Collaboration

Last fall (or was it last summer?), Codex Writers Group held a captive collaboration contest. I was thrilled to learn I was paired with Ruth Nestvold, a writer who has collaborated with several writers, including Jay Lake. We completed about 4500 words before we both got pulled off the project… Continue reading