The first thing you should know about me is that I’m a human being. I know, I know, in the picture above I look too good to be true, possibly an AI bot, but I am in fact a flesh and blood member of the human race, as evidenced by my self-deprecating humor — not to mention years of subjecting myself to the toil actually writing real things. Actually writing real things is the archaic ritual of having thoughts that you then write down. As for what thinking is, you can google that.
The second thing you should know about me is that I like all sorts of archaic things. I have always lived in old houses, read old books, and used old words that I picked up as a child reading things written by (then) old and (now) dead English people. This causes my children intense mortification.
Case in point: “…Mr. Baggins, who was feeling positively flummoxed, and was beginning to wonder whether a most wretched adventure had not come right into his house.” This is a quote from The Hobbit, which was published in 1937. I rest my case.
About that — I’m also a lawyer, or (as I like to say) a “retired baby lawyer” who only ever did the writerly things involved with lawyering since I hate conflict and don’t like being responsible for real people (with the exception of my children). I would rather be in charge of imaginary people, which is why I write books.
I also write about analog values, like resonance, limitation, continuity, physicality, and relationship, and digital values like exponentiality and transformation. I like exploring the relationship between these two worlds — the analog reality of our physical existence against the backdrop of the digital capacities of the 21st century.
Mostly, I’m interested in ideas. I have found that to be truly interested in ideas, you have to be curious, and to be curious, you have to set aside what you know. This is difficult since we are what we know. Consequently, I’ve found that being interested in ideas really means that I am interested in context. Everything else is new furniture in an old room.
My books
I’m glad you’ve joined me here, and I hope you’ll engage with my posts, and with me. If you like mythic fantasy, historical cozy mysteries, or coming of age novels, I invite you to check out my books here:
I’ve been the fortunate recipient of a number of indie awards and accolades from the Eric Hoffer Project, Writer’s Digest, Publishers Weekly’s BookLife, the Foreword Indies, Kirkus Reviews, the NIEA and others. My books include middle grade, YA, and adult, but I believe good books can be enjoyed by readers of any age:
“No book is really worth reading at the age of 10 which is not equally — and often far more — worth reading at the age of fifty and beyond.” C.S. Lewis
“I don’t write for children — I write — and somebody says, ‘That’s for children!’” Maurice Sendak
"If fairy-story as a kind is worth reading at all it is worthy to be written for and read by adults.” J.R. Tolkein
Thousands of adult readers have read my middle grade novel, Believe, and I’ve made many of them laugh, cry, think, or all of the above. Plus, it’s set in 1980 so, analog anyone?
Oh yeah, and everything is free
For now, all my content is free, except for my books, which were penned with my own sweat, tears, and blood (ew) and are available for purchase on Amazon. I am exploring paid tiers, but I never like to leave anyone out, so I’ll probably just ask for donations. If you enjoy my ruminations, you can currently “pledge” an amount, which helps me know if there’s an interest out there in financially supporting said ruminations. Either way, I’m glad you’re here.
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