Novella I finally can hold this in my hands! I finally got my author copies of The Four Keys!! It's quite something to hold a physical copy of this book after so long! Squeee!!!! You can order your own copy here (physical or digital): US Link - German Link
Thoughts I'm a freakin' writing machine! So I woke up this morning still kind of in shock that I finished the draft of a 2nd novel last night! Holy moly! I’m really happy with this one, too, and it comes chronologically before Unity (the first novel I wrote) and sets up a lot more of
Science Fiction Teaser Short Story: "Choices" The following short story is a teaser for my upcoming Survey novel series. It's set in humanity's far future where humans have colonized a good part of local space. Content Warning: violence, death, kidnapping “Marcus, are you done with the programming I asked you for?” said
Novella Hello 2021 with Snow and The Four Keys Paperback Now Available! This picture was taken about a hour or so ago, and it’s still snowing. I think this is the biggest snowstorm I’ve seen in Zurich so far! It’s so beautiful, and for once I don’t mind being stuck inside. Definitely a day for writing and napping,
Thoughts New Year's Sneak Peek from "Survey": The Seven Siblings Author's Note: This is a children's story told to my main characters in my forthcoming book "Survey" which I hope to release in 2021. Sheila and Her Dog Story Book, Chapter 47 “The Seven Siblings” by Captain Joshua Walker and Jenna Watkins A long
Thoughts Blessed Yule and Merry Christmas! I hope all of you, whatever holiday you're celebrating (or none) this time of year, have a great holiday and good slide into the new year! (As we say here in Switzerland.) May this next year bring an end to the pandemic and be better than the last.
Thoughts The update in which I confuse you all... If you haven't been to my page in awhile, you'll see a nifty pic on the sidebar that says "NaNoWriMo Winner" on it! Yup, I finished NaNoWriMo with just over 66K words. I'm still not done the novel, but NaNo really got
Thoughts Monthly Update - NaNoWriMo Edition! This year it seems that I will actually be completing NaNoWriMo since, as I write this blog, I have 37,814 words written! I have to say, though, it’s be a bit trippy, since I’m not working on my first novel like I thought I would be. I’
Thoughts Blessed Samhain Hail to the Beloved Dead who have passed in this year of pain and strife. Hail to our Ancestors! We ask for strength for the coming days. We call to the Ancestors who have been oppressed, who lived and died under fascism, who lived and died under dictators, despots, and
Novella It's a Blog Post! Woo! I know it’s been awhile since I’ve done a regular blog post here, but given what’s going on in the world right now, it’s been hard to update things. I suppose I’ve gotten to the point in quarantine where I’m accepting it until there’
Science Fiction Star Trek Fanfic: The Vulcan Harp The Vulcan Harp (1541 words) by worthyadvisor Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Enterprise Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Michael Burnham/Ash Tyler | Voq, Spock/Nyota Uhura Characters: Spock Prime, Ash Tyler | Voq, Michael Burnham, Pavel Chekov, Nyota
Novella The Four Keys is released! I am super excited to announce that The Four Keys is finally available for you all to read! For now, it is available electronically via Amazon (see link below), although, if would rather not read through Amazon, feel free to contact me to buy PDF version. Also, feel free to
Novella Finally a Release Date for "The Four Keys"!! It's been a long time coming, but I've finally got to the final stages of self-publishing The Four Keys, my mystic novella. I've been working on this story off and on for nearly 5 years. (Can you believe it?) It will be available starting
america What I Understand Now (or: Why I'm Giving Up on Facebook) There are so many things I understand now that I didn’t fully understand when I lived in the US. I now know how it feels to be an immigrant. I know what it’s like now to live in a country where I don’t understand the language and
Video I made a little time lapse video... A little while ago I put out bird feeders on our kitchen porch, and all the little birds in the neighborhood know that I put out the good stuff, apparently. This morning I was chatting with the wife saying that I should do a time lapse of the birds, so
Politics ProgCA Statement on #blacklivesmatter #translivesmatter The Progressive Christian Alliance, which I'm currently the Leadership Chair for, has released a statement on the current situation in the US. Click the link below to read it. https://progressivechristianalliance.org/index.php/2020/06/22/progressive-christian-alliance-statement-blacklivesmatter-and-translivesmatter/
Politics Yes, it really is that bad in the US. It’s 11:45 pm on a Saturday night here in Zurich, Switzerland. For several days now, I’ve been watching the protests in the US and realizing that there’s not a whole lot I can do at the moment. I’ve done the things that I can do,
Science Fiction Fanfiction: Londo's Pantheon I have a new short fiction up on AO3. This time I delve into my all time favorite scifi series, Babylon 5. This story takes place at the beginning of Season 4 when Londo has to make a very difficult choice. Let me know what you think! Londo's
Essays Quarantine Reflections I’ve been staring at blank screens for a few days now. It’s been hard to write and be verbally creative during this quarantine time. Like many folks, I’ve been in a kind of brain fog. It’s hard to watch the news (especially coming out of the
Photography 10 Weeks Quarantine As of this writing, the Wife and I have been quarantined for 10 weeks, and Switzerland has been virtually shut down for nearly a month. It hasn’t been easy for either of us, and I know my emotions have been up and down since the beginning. For those that
Photography Staying Home (COVID-19) I'm going to be real with you all, especially folks in the US: this shit is real. Right now, as I type this, Switzerland is pretty much closed up. People are only going out if they have to. There will be a press conference from the Bundesrat (Federal
Fiber Arts Back to the Schilthorn February has been a busy month, but it's been a good one for the most part. The recent highlight was that the Wife and I took a much needed trip back to Mürren. It's definitely one of our favorite places to go. So peaceful and incredibly
Uncategorized Sunshine Adventure This month's post is a bit late due to the fact that I went to Florida to visit my parents and celebrate my birthday with them. I swam a lot, got very tan, and even saw an alligator! The trip there was a bit of an adventure, since
Uncategorized Rutsch guet übere! It was a good holiday season here in Switzerland. The Wife and I went to London at the beginning of December and had a lovely time with our friend Bat. Our hotel was pretty swank, too, and I splurged on a mani-pedi at the hotel spa! We also went to
Uncategorized Does it count as a fail if it got me writing? I had every intention of completing NaNoWriMo when I set myself up at the end of October. I didn't. But in the first week I got a pretty nasty cold that took me about a week to get over. Feeling like crap is definitely not conducive to getting
