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Hello, friends. This week was somewhat trying at the Day Job. Not entirely surprising if you’ve read these weekly updates but it still gets under the skin. I spent a few days with headaches from clenching my jaw and suspect there’ll be more of that in the coming week or so. On the bright side,…

Hello, friends. We had a super busy week this past one as G had her school drama club show on Friday and Saturday, which meant Tech Week for her, staying at school until 5:30 every day. The shows went well and she had fun, which is what counts. For me, I didn’t get to write…

Hello, friends. Have you ever noticed that when you’re having a string of bad nights with strange dreams and hard-fought sleep, others you know are also experiencing the same issues? Is it because whatever’s affecting you is affecting them? This week was one of those weeks. I had three or four nights of weird dreams…

Hello, friends. After the surprise second week of vacation brought on by the Blizzard of ’26, this week came back with a vengeance and, man, did things suck! This week’s essay talks a tiny bit about it because I spent a lot of the week thinking, I’ve had enough. I can’t do this. What was…

Hello, friends. I’m writing this on the Sunday I intend to release it on. Or maybe I’ll release it tomorrow on Monday, instead. It’s February 22nd, a date with a lot of meaning for me. Seventeen years ago, I married Pamela in a quiet, semi-secret, very private “ceremony” because the world of 2009 was stupid…

Hello, friends. Happy two-days-after-Friday the 13th and day-after-Valentine’s Day! I have finally come to the mid-winter vacation! It always falls at the perfect time and this year is no different. If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while then you know that the last several years of teaching have been monstrous and you know…

Hello, friends. A long but surprisingly good week concludes. While the Day Job has certainly been running me through the wringer, the writing career had some really good things that happened. It’s another snowy weekend where I live so I guess I should hunker down and keep warm by typing. Here goes! Welcome to the…

Hello, friends. Here we are, I hope. I made it through this past decade of– (Checks calendar) –January. January 2026 is historic, I think, for it’s nightmarish qualities. But I’m still here and still writing and I hope you’re still there and still reading. Today’s essay is a little long so let’s get right to…

Hello, friends. Are you still with me? How are you? As I write this on Saturday, word of another ICE member murdering another American citizen has spread. We are in troubled times. This past week was busy and went by quickly. The impending giant snowstorm coming to where I live tomorrow is certainly on my…

Hello, friends. This week passed quickly and here we are at the first three-day weekend of 2026. A much-needed rest for some screwed-up times. I’ve been pretty busy with writing-related stuff all week, trying to get bookstore appearances ready for February in a world where publishing with a small- or mid-sized press is increasingly difficult.…