For your perusal, on out-take from a book that I work on from time to time… “Oak Cliff Confidential” is essentially a sarcastic murder mystery set in an historic area of south Dallas. The plot is a bit complex, but all you should really need to know […]
Now that I have your attention, let’s talk about me. As some of you may recall, I mentioned last Fall that I was working on a short-story collection for publication. (Let’s be real, we’re talking about “self-publication”, that nasty phrase that instantly causes people you meet to change […]
Note: Continuing with our theme of “people who are underappreciated for their appreciation of the performing arts” that has somewhat permeated the last two posts, here’s an excerpt from one of my work-in-progress books, “Cruise Control”. Setting the scene: Detectives Collin Oskopy (beleaguered, overworked, possibly alcoholic) and Virginia […]
Perhaps I should clarify. Some of us go mad when it comes to a certain writing challenge that annually takes place during this month. (Not to slight other folks who go mad for other reasons which may or may not be any of our business, depending on the […]
Another snippet from my work-in-progress novel, “Cruise Control”. All you really need to know: It’s the butt crack of dawn, and a massive caravan of my family members is headed to Galveston to embark on a cruise. We stupidly decide to pull off the highway and get something […]
Note: This is an excerpt from another book-in-progress, one concerning a family cruise in the Caribbean. All you really need to know is that Tiffany is my best friend, Terry is my partner, and things can get steamy in the heat of a tropical sun… Now, let’s […]
Note: This is one installment of a blog series I ran several years ago, wherein our petite heroine is chronicling the many ways in which lip gloss has saved her life. This is her second journal entry… 2. Lip Gloss brought me closer to Jesus. It’s not […]
Note: Another snippet from the work-in-progress for NaNoWriMo, wherein my partner, Terry, who has been temporarily felled by gastro-intestinal malfeasance during the cruise, has requested that Tiffany and I retrieve his besmirched garments out of the cabin bathroom and run them through the wash. We do so, with […]
Note: Another snippet from the work-in-progress for NaNoWriMo, wherein our heroine, Tiffany, and her potential international lover, Aegean, are navigating the tantalizing but awkward final stage of deciding whether or not to make whoopee. To set things properly, we open with our lusty duo seated in a massive […]
Note: Another snippet from the work-in-progress for NaNoWriMo, wherein our heroine has arrived at the lavish apartment of her potential foreign lover (Aegean I, just accept the name for now) and simply wishes to use the powder room, one that is supposedly sound-proofed (again, just run with it). […]
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