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Thoughts About the Writing Life & Lagniappe (Cajun-French meaning “a little extra”)
In The Dark
I loved Season 1 of this series on Netflix. It was very unusual for several reasons. The heroine, Murphy, is blind and beautiful. She is snarky, likes casual sex, has a lot of baggage, hard core and yet loyal to a fault to the people she loves. The plot revolves...
Justin Harchar Memorial Fund
Justin Harchar was a wonderful young man, and my dear nephew. He loved dirt bikes and car racing and was involved with that for years. He was a senior mechanic at Orange County Sanitation and made a nice salary. He was kind and thoughtful, and was always there for...
NCIS Bishop and Qasim
Spoiler Alert! If you haven't watched NCIS Season 14, Episode 16, stop here. Just got through watching NCIS where Ellie Bishop goes rogue and disobeys Gibbs and goes after Qasim's killer, Chen. I had a problem with this whole season as far as how the producers...
Remake Game of Thrones Ending
Game of Thrones, Season 8. Almost every plot line and character left off with me being greatly dissatisfied. No payoffs. Just weird choices and surprises for the sake of surprising. But I wanted to mention one at a time. Here's one. The writers made such a big deal...
Self-Editing
Note: Even though I wrote this with writers in mind, I think readers can benefit from reading this, too. By reading this, it will help you, the reader, understand how complex the whole business of writing fiction can be. I appreciate my readers and want to make your...
“Dry” Hard Apple Cider
After visiting the Cotswolds and experiencing Stowford Press and other ciders, I tried to find apple ciders here in the states. The only one I could find was Angry Orchard, and it was so sweet that it made me gag. It's just not the same. I've been so disappointed that...