The Ice Pick
As my body vibrated with pain, Amy gripped my hand. I was so racked and twisted by pain that it must have looked like a scene out of The Exorcist. The one where Linda Blair levitates off the table as the evil spirit practically tears her apart. Amy later told me she was certain […]
Catholic Guilt, in a Romance
Now there’s a gamble. A Romance n0vel with a Catholic theme yet my writer friend Deanne Wilsted has persevered. Her novel, Untangling the Knot is a charming novel of Gabrielle Bessu, a wedding planner at St. Therese who makes a simple scheduling error (ok, it’s a very far-fetched one, scheduling a couple for an annulment […]
Sex and Chocolate
2:45 AM. Damnit. I lie still and listen to Amy’s gentle breathing, and wonder if I can get out of bed without waking her. This medicine has me getting up at least once a night and I’ve succeeded in waking her in the middle of the last 12 nights. Maybe if I get out of […]
A Rover for Rover
Christchurch, New Zealand Three dogs in New Zealand are being taught to drive in an effort to show how intelligent they are. The dogs were all rescued from a New Zealand animal shelter and have gone through a methodical eight-week training program that has enabled them to cautiously navigate a purpose built course in a […]
“Stop Licking That!”
The house is quiet now. Too quiet. Amy and the kids have been gone for almost two hours, I’ve had my breakfast and now I’m back in bed trying to write. And that’s when the licking starts. Sometimes she licks her front paws, other times her bottom and sometimes it’s whatever piece of furniture […]
Random Facts
As requested by my friend and fellow author, KJ Waters. I’ve had one ambulance ride and they didn’t even turn on the lights or sirens. I can remember pulling a chair up to the kitchen counter to help Mom cook. If there’s nasty weather (tornado watch/warning) in the evening’s forecast, I’ll go to bed […]
Council Shall Come to Order
Inspired by recent events in my town of Simpsonville and with plenty of time on my hands; I imagined that I was the Mayor of Simpsonville and my first city council meeting took place in my bedroom, while I was still recuperating. With a little inspiration from my aching left knee, our city council’s minutes […]
My 2nd Liebster Award
This one comes courtesy of my good friend KJ Waters. KJ is the author of the upcoming mystery Stealing Time. The Liebster is an informal award given to a blogger/writer as a sign of admiration and it comes with a significant cash award. KJ has promised me that my check is in the mail. 1 […]
So How Did You Hurt Your Knee?
“Don’t go in there John! The propane tanks are going to go off!” I hesitated. Yeah, yeah, tell me all about the propane tanks now, some photographer he was. The window panes shattered as the fire leapt from the building, yet through the crackle of flames I distinctly heard the panicked “meows” from dozens of […]
A Christmas Present
Mary Katherine was petrified and she wasn’t going anywhere. “Mary Katherine, your team needs you, come on sweetheart, I know you can do this.” She shook her head no. She was wringing her hands and beads of sweat had bubbled up on her forehead and upper lip. Yet I was certain that if she would […]