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Several years ago, we transplanted several rose bushes into our front yard. We have a live-in contractor (best way to go!) and one of his customers wanted the rose bushes gone. So he brought them home. Not all of them survived the transplant. Two years ago, I had the task of trimming them down andContinue reading “Trim Your Rose Bushes”

I used to greatly enjoy Pringles Cheddar Cheese Chips. They had a great sharp cheddar flavor and they were an enjoyable shade of orange. It was not to last, however. More that a year ago I bought some, brought them home and upon opening them, I found a whole stack of chips with a hintContinue reading “Lies and Pringles Cheddar Cheese”

At this point, many people know that the tragedy of the Exeter, a whaling ship out of Nantucket, was the inspiration for Moby Dick by Herman Melville. The Exeter was attacked by an 85ft long sperm whale and only 8 men survived the wreck and the ordeal afterwards. The Youtube channel, Ask a Mortician, relatesContinue reading “Moby Dick, the Exeter and a Mortician”

When you are writing a novel, inspiration comes from unusual places and sometimes you have to make unusual decisions. That’s where all the trivia comes from. Trivia #1: ‘Death Vegetable’ — In Raven: Mirabelle, Dahija mentions that her sister, Pamela, refers to celery as the ‘death vegetable’. My oldest daughter’s name is Pamela, and, yes,Continue reading “Raven of Iskandar Trivia”

After a couple of revisions, the paperback version of Raven: Necris is now live on Amazon. Everytime I release on Kindle or paperback I’m always learning more about M$ Word than I ever wanted to. This time I encountered the ‘non-breaking space’ and ‘block protect’. While both of these can be added by the writer,Continue reading “Raven: Necris Paperback is Live!”