Recently, I cast my ballot in the election. I had opted to vote by mail back in July, thinking that would be easier in the pandemic than voting in person. While I now think voting in person may have been the better way to go, my state doesn’t allow you to change your mind (you […]
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Since I’ve returned to doing more journalism, it got me thinking more about the difference between what journalists do and what fiction writers do. While there is a lot of overlap, and sometimes both are considered telling stories, there’s really a difference. The journalist usually tells someone else’s story, whereas the fiction writer is creating
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I’ve never really thought of myself as a hoarder, but as I look through my files, I feel like maybe I am. What am I hoarding? Story ideas, for sure. Most authors have more ideas than they actually write. About a year ago, maybe even two years now, I’d seen several popular authors mention that
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Like so many people, I saw the movie Black Panther and loved it. One of my favorite parts of the movie was the use of W’Kabi’s horn. W’Kabi is the character played by Daniel Kaluuye, and anyone who’s seen the movie understands how awesome this character’s horn turned out to be. I thought I’d take
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Last weekend, I attended the Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival, which focused on the ways of the people in circuses. It was very cool and I learned a lot. One of the cool things was they set up a big top circus tent and had hour-long circus performances. The one that we saw was excellent. As I
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The science fiction anthology I have a short story in is FREE today and tomorrow. If you like sci-fi and want to check out several authors with no risk, this is the anthology for you. Grab it today at Amazon. Here’s the book’s description: Lives submerged in cosmic war… civilizations standing on the brink of
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