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Yuletide Pen Pr0n

The Wife knows me so well, and she is the Awesomest Penabling Wife (fight me!). Share my pen squee! :) This is an Esterbrook 407 Dip-less pen! It's an antique from the 1940s (ish) and it writes like a dream! I cleaned it well, and filled it with the

Winter is Coming...and I don't mind!

Hello friends! It’s November, which means the fog and rain and cold has come down on Zurich. Not that I really mind, as I love Fall, Winter, and early Spring more than Summer. Me and hot weather don’t get along very well. The best part of Fall and

It's hot. So hot.

It’s summer in Zurich. And it’s friggin’ hot. We bought a new portable AC for my room, so I have temporarily moved my computer into my bedroom so I can work on my writing without turning into a puddle of hot goo. My body is so not made

The Post Where I Write About Dinosaurs (Teaser!)

Wow, the whole month is nearly gone! I almost forgot to post my monthly update! The biggest news it that I am now fully vaccinated! It’s almost surreal to realize I can now leave the house. I’ll still wear a mask because aerosols, and I’m not an

March comes in more like a cranky bear.

Welcome to March, friends. It’s been a year since my Wife and I started quarantining, and I’m kind of over it. Switzerland has been slow rolling out vaccines, and while I’m happy for everyone I know gettings vaccines in the States (especially my mom and dad!), I’

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

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

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,

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yes, I know. It's been awhile.

To be honest, it's been a good, but hard (writing-wise) couple of months. August was hot, and I was trying to get some writing in, (I did manage some writing), but not the same momentum I had before my depression crash in May. I did get a lot