I've been working on a new short fiction project and just launched it on YouTube: Phonographic Visions.

I recently learned that there are doll conventions.

We've been having some pretty foggy nights here in North Texas lately.

I've been eyeing some revisions for my first novel for a few months, and I decided to test my ideas in the first chapter.

Querying a novel makes you look hard at everything, especially your opening pages.

Cooking blood is one of the worst smells.

Now that the newsletters are at a slower pace, I've had time to catch up on a few things.

There are a couple of coyotes hanging around my part of Texas.

Have I ever mentioned I like dolls?

Planning new fiction projects takes a lot of time and a lot of thought.

Texas has some pretty awesome storms. I don't think I've mentioned that yet.

In case you haven't heard, AI is getting pretty good at generating images.

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I don't think it would be shocking to anyone if I said Texas loves guns. But did you know that Texas also loves gun-shaped things?

I grew up in the Southern United States (aka "the South"), but I've been away from it for many years. One of the things I noticed when moving back to the South...

I grew up in the South, and like most places, Southern nature has a particular look and feel.

A house is not a home until all your walls are completely covered with art.

You might think that unpacking clothing, acquiring food and drink, or setting up some kind of entertainment would be the thing to do when arriving at a new living space.

A co-conspirator with professional packing skills.

By the time you read this, I will be dead...

Tae and I have been in Tucson, Arizona, for a little over a year, and the nature here is still just as beautiful as when we arrived.

Moving is always a great time to take a breath and assess your belongings before flinging them into a dumpster.

I'm revisiting early versions of my synopsis to revise it in preparation for querying the now-completed novel.

I've officially completed all of the minor edits for the now-completed novel, and I'm moving on to the next step: querying.

That's a lot to pack into a title, huh?