I look over this site and it reminds me how absent I have been this year. Life has demanded my attentions elsewhere. Work has increased my class load (which did come with a nice bump in paycheck, to be fair) and I have taken an active stance in improving my availability to home and family. … More Can I Do It?
(This is another one of the stories that are based on my real life. Except, you know, with magic and other fantasy elements added in.) Attempting to commune with the diverse spirits that inhabit this plane is a tricky proposition. Spirits are just as prone to games and falsifications as their material counterparts, which is to … More The Outing (part 1)
When was the last time you played hide and seek? I remember growing up and hide and seek slowly morphed into a slow activity into something more active and team based. We all knew the rules and so by junior high it was a version of stealth and search. Could the hiders stay hidden long … More Hide and Seek (with a three-year-old)
Here I am. It is five o’clock in the afternoon. In little over an hour I will need to leave my apartment and pick up my son from day care. Depending on his mood, we will most likely play there for about thirty minutes, then we will head home. He’ll be excited to see his … More The Need to Do Better
“Tell it again.” Zafled rolled her eyes. “I have told that story enough times. The children know it by heart.” “They do, and it is because they love to hear you tell it.” “There are many other stories, better stories. The children should hear those instead.” Rehg cast his eyes toward his wife. Despite her … More The Founding: A Tale of Oni
Holy Jeez. The last time I wrote anything here was in April. That is far too long. But don’t worry, I have an excuse. And it is a good one. honest. Ummm… Okay, not really. That was all a lie. Or maybe it was a set up. Not like a scam set up, but like … More Too Long, No Write
Woot! We have a new episode of Living Japan uploaded and it should start appearing on iTunes within the an hour or two. Here is the blurb for episode 81: It is Episode 81 and the Living Japan crew are fired up to talk about the most recent Sumo controversy, shed some light on the … More Living Japan Episode 81
The fifteenth chapter of “Bloody Tokyo” by indie author Brent Thomas. A modern horror story containing vampires, werewolves, magic, oni, ninjas, samurai, yakuza, and more all set against the backdrop of modern Tokyo. This week’s Patreon shout out doesn’t exist. Instead, I remind everyone that there will be a brief hiatus while I start working … More Bloody Tokyo, Ch. 15
If you were to look over at my Instagram feed, especially recently, you might come away with the impression that I am a great player. Which would be a shame, because I’m not. Sure, I like to strum and pick while I muddle my way through singing a song, and recently I have set my … More Me and the Ukulele
I’m sitting at my keyboard. It is a day off from my regular job and I have the house to myself. Instrumental music is filling my ears (I’m one of those writers that tends to need a little bit of sound or music to keep me going. Today I’ve been using old Bela Fleck albums.) … More A Bad Writing Day
