• Our Town’s Evil Clown

    John: The man in the leisure suit came to town in 1938. Some folks laughed others sneered. Mother said never to judge. I saw the evil inside that suit. Every town needs a jester, they said. I could never agree. A town good enough did not need such a contrivance. All the same, they let him stay. None of the town’s people, not one of my friends or family ever believed the things I knew that beast capable of. Least of all my sister. Lynn: “You did not hear what you think you heard, last night. It is impossible, Johnny, simply impossible. I will grant you, though, we should never…

  • Have You had Spiritual Experiences?

    Interested in a FREE Camino Child Novella? See link below. Church of Saint Mary of Eunate This is the second installment of my story behind the story series that I’m sharing as I write my new novel Camino Child. Blog entry from my Via de la Plata trek, Oct./Nov. 2016: Eric and I had left together, and we joined Lara to seek out a bar/café [. . .] She and I ordered café con leches, and we started talking. She had walked the Camino Francés (CF) six years earlier, and we discussed our favorite parts of the Way [. . .] she told us about a spiritual place she had heard about on…

  • I am an Author, a Writer

    I have a hard time saying those words.  Steven King is an author. J.K. Rowling is an author. Neil Gaiman is a writer. Many of my friends are extraordinary writers.  I pen various articles and posts for my blogs, scribble flash fiction and short stories, and have authored novels. I’ve been published in magazines and industry journals.  I study the art religiously.  However, I’m not sure I’m a writer.  Yet, my wife says that I am. “You type away on your Mac all damn morning,” she says.  I have been known to write while standing in line at Disneyland using my smartphone. I formulate whole plot lines while driving (this…

  • THINGS CHANGE

    Several years ago, I started a blog called Grandpa’s Gone Again? As the scribe for my varied adventures, I realized I actually enjoyed the writing process. During my work life, I wrote snooze-worthy budget narratives, project proposals, and bid requests (boring even now). Later, I thought to try writing fiction. You mean I can make stuff up, wow. So, I wrote a murder mystery short story for my mother, a true murder mystery fanatic. Since then, I have written two novels. I’m an experiential learner, so I figured what better way to learn than to write. Neither of those novels is much to read, but they taught me a lot about the process.…