Beyond the Build: A Different Conversation with Bill Krause

Before we dive in, a note: today’s post shifts toward model-building and sci-fi—in particular, the ever-expanding world of Star Trek, another interest of mine. It’s a different kind of creativity, but still one that reaches for something beyond ourselves: vision, story, and beauty that stirs the imagination. I grew up seeing Star Trek starships asContinueContinue reading “Beyond the Build: A Different Conversation with Bill Krause”

The Late-Night Rewrite

[Editor’s note: Had myself a busy end-of-week, so I’m keeping things simple today. And I surely appreciate all the kind words about “Still Available,” Y’all are good to me.] I’ve always loved mornings. Still do. But lately—now that I’m retired—I’ve discovered a different kind of writing hour: the holy hush of midnight… It didn’t startContinueContinue reading “The Late-Night Rewrite”

The Heart in the Suitcase

It all started when I went looking for a clean, high-res version of a logo U2 used on their album All That You Can’t Leave Behind. Just a little graphic for a side project. Nothing major.But the search turned into something richer. Before I get to that—here’s the logo I found (see above). There’s somethingContinueContinue reading “The Heart in the Suitcase”

The Discover page updated

I’ve removed a writing resource from the list of websites on the Discover page of this site. Apparently the NaNoWriMo website shut down completely in May, leaving writers who participated in their annual 50,000-word writing challenge without access to their past or current work saved there. A little googling shows that the organization—whose acronym standsContinueContinue reading “The Discover page updated”