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First and foremost...apologies for my extended absence. As I've alluded to many times before, in addition to writing I also work full time in health policy. Most of the time this isn't too big an issue, but every January the legislative season here in Hawaii kicks...

Sometimes things in life happen that are just beyond out control. Take this morning for instance...I sat down all prepared to pound out a few thousand words doling out my extremely unofficial awards for 2013 when a gem hit my inbox that was so far afield, so random,...

Before I even write this post, allow me to lead off with the extremely enormous disclaimer that I in no way suggest anybody elect to spend Christmas alone on an island unless (1) you are grieving/in mourning and just want to be left the heck alone, (2) there is no...

This week is a bit of a rarity folks...not only am I putting up multiple postings (which I should be doing anyway, but honestly, there's so many hours a day one can stare at a computer screen, ESPECIALLY while living in Hawaii), but this post was requested by an...

Some time back I mentioned that several people have asked me before about my writing process. As a result, I promised that I would begin posting from time to time bits of insight, advice, thoughts on various aspects of the process. The first time I wrote I tackled...

Of all the posts I have made on this website over the last couple of years, two have garnered more comments/emails to me than any others. First was last year's Halloween costume rankings, which were rife w/ lewd costumes choices and even more crass commentary. Per...

Given that Scars and Stars went live a couple of days ago, I thought this week I would offer an excerpt of the first couple of chapters...Chapter One     To a six year old boy, few things in life can match the joy of skipping a day of school. So much so that I never...

This week, I'm trying something new. Every so often I am going to ask a guest to choose a random topic for me to write about in this space. A free-writing exercise if you will. This week, to get us kicked off, I asked Podge to come up w/ something, and I'll confess,...

There are certain sporting events that every fan remembers with great clarity. The time their team won the Superbowl. Their first trip to the Olympics. The time their son hit a three pointer at the buzzer. I myself have a pretty hefty handful of such stories, but at...

First and foremost, apologies for the delay in responding. As I'm sure most of you have noticed over the past year or two, whenever I am neck deep in a new manuscript, my diligence in posting wanes a bit. As the last two weeks have been a deep-dive into finishing...

Ask any Oklahoma or Texas football fan what Red River means, and immediately you'll see the same reaction, whether the person be five or fifty. Their face will light up, their eyebrows will raise, and they will mutter some form of the phrase, "Have to beat those...

As you can see from my photo of the week, this past weekend I was fortunate enough to find myself on the eastern shores of Lake Michigan w/ one of my favorite people on the planet. Of all the things we got in to in our time there, none turned out to be more fun than a...