In the waning days of summer, Brent confronts his arch enemy in a pitched battle, but will he emerge victorious or defeated? Enjoy the Musing Your Way WATCH & SUBSCRIBE on YouTube LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE on your favorite podcast channel OR READ it below In these waning days of summer, teachers prepare classrooms for the…

What are fluffy tales? Why do I have five thousand of them? What do they have to do with publishing novels? Let me explain. Enjoy the Musing Your Way WATCH & SUBSCRIBE on YouTube LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE on your favorite podcast channel OR READ it below A momentous milestone looms. After sixteen years of sharing…

A technical problem at a restaurant reminded me of the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo when good people kept asking, “What else would we do?” Enjoy the Musing Your Way WATCH & SUBSCRIBE on YouTube LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE on your favorite podcast channel Flashes of lightning slithered across the black sky. Claps of thunder bounced off…

For a summer during my teen years, I taught handicrafts to kids. With my lack of skill, it was a fake it ’til you make it situation. Last week, I tried something different with the musing and posted it as a video. The experiment was a resounding success. Nearly 3,000…

A monstrous attack by a hideous creature disrupted our peaceful morning stroll with the dogs and put me in quite the sticky situation. This week’s Monday Musing comes in a different form. Watch the video below: July 2023 Reader Survey Question How Hot is Hot? Each month, I ask the readers of my newsletter a question or two…

Despite this week’s postage rate increase, a handwritten letter still far outweighs the cost and enhances the power of thank you. The price of a first class stamp in the United States increased from $0.63 to $0.66 Sunday. That has a couple implications. Your Forever stamps languishing in your desk…

Living in the North Carolina mountains normally means pleasant weather, but our current summer heat means we swelter in place. I regretted my decision to venture outside within seconds of exiting the air-conditioned comfort of the house. The sweltering air wrapped around me, a suffocating embrace from Satan himself, as…

When a snack craving interrupts the writing process, I hunt for anything edible, even mystery munchies that might be a little old. Sitting in a desk chair typing on a computer doesn’t burn many calories. That’s a challenge since the second most popular procrastination technique for writers is snacking. …

A simple request to put away leftover food using plastic wrap left me clinging to catastrophe and searching for a better way. The innocent after dinner request from My Ever Patient Partner In Life struck fear in my heart. …