We all need something that clears our heads. Something that helps us relax and get those good feelings flowing. Hopefully we’ve got more than one trick that gets us centered. I know I’ve got a couple. Sometimes a simple hot shower will work. Sometimes all it takes is 30 minutes on my rowing machine. Working … More Ukulele Smooth
At the end of college I was accepted into the JET Programme. This enabled me to move to Japan and work as a teacher in local high schools. JET came with a one-year contract that was renewable originally for three years, but ultimately this was extended to five. My original plan was to stay for … More I’m an Immigrant
In the twenty-fourth episode your hosts, Brent and Lydia, continue talking the Jack Knight/Starman Odyssey! Today they talk Starman issue 22. Intro/Outro music by Mates of State. Presented by Comics League International! If you enjoy the show please visit Brent’s Patreon site and donate. If you enjoyed this post, please like my Facebook author page and become a patron through Patreon. Thanks!
I started this blog 5 years ago partly as a means to keep from being bored at work. I would type out a few stories while putting on a serious face. My hope was that no one on the office would figure out I was writing tales of fantasy and sci-fi. No one ever did. … More 500th Post
I started writing for a very simple reason. I like writing. I enjoy cultivating ideas and expanding my little stories. I like populating worlds and creating bizarre situations. My writings were originally kept in a a notebook. Actually several half filled notebooks. Then I moved on to a blog that was intentionally hard to find. … More Trying at Marketing Me
I sit in front of my little computer screen and I let my mind unfurl. I right comic scenes of high adventures. I write scenes of despair and tragedy. I let the forces of good triumph and the armies of evil corrupt. I write fantasy. Sure, I also talk about writing itself and my family. … More Writing As Resistance
When did it begin? What was the start process? I have a 20 month old child. He is amazing. He laughs and cries and hugs and lives. And thinks. He puts things together and discovers something new. He watches and wonders and experiments. He tries hard all the time. He wants to do more. Be … More He’s Thinking
I’m in the middle of editing the sequel and this time it feels more like an endurance run than a sprint. I feel like during my first novel I has so excited about the very idea of having a novel out into the world the editing was a mad dash to get it out there before … More Thinking about Writing Style
This past Sunday the Japan branch of the Thomas clan (meaning me, the Mrs. and the son) were out playing in Ikebukuro, specifically the Sunshine building. It was a cold day, but we wanted our little guy to be able to move around and even run a little bit. At some point we heard chanting … More J-Pop Idols in the Wild
In the twenty-third episode your hosts, Brent and Lydia, continue talking the Jack Knight/Starman Odyssey! Today they talk Starman issue 21. Intro/Outro music by Mates of State. Presented by Comics League International! If you enjoy the show please visit Brent’s Patreon site and donate. If you enjoyed this post, please like my Facebook author page and become a patron through Patreon. Thanks!
Deadly Troubadour 