A Good Day Having Written
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK It was mid-August, 2014 when I first learned about a great opportunity to sign with a big, nation-wide traditional publisher. Six months ago. The beginning of my half year long nightmare. […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK It was mid-August, 2014 when I first learned about a great opportunity to sign with a big, nation-wide traditional publisher. Six months ago. The beginning of my half year long nightmare. […]
The editor of the newspapers I work for asked me for a fire service related article for our Fire Prevention Week insert last week, and this is what I came up with: It’s […]
When I started to close my garage door last night, the old springs broke and the door dragged me to the concrete in half a second, basically doing a sort of full-nelson body slam on […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I’ve been seen recently with my arm in a sling, and whenever asked I just explained it was for sympathy. My wife put a stop to that when she realized […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I can make fun of anything. It’s my job. For instance, last July, as we stood on a scenic overlook over the Mississippi River in Missouri (you can’t look at […]
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK After three decades as a volunteer firefighter, I … hurt. A lot, especially when it’s cold. Recently I’ve been seen wearing a sling, to let my arm heal after I […]
You’d think only being able to sleep three or four hours at a stretch would increase my writing time. Unfortunately, some of the other side-effects of Prednisone—nausea, headache, tiredness, and don’t get me started on […]
I have Lateral Epicondylitis! The doctors say I might not make it, and that I should start making out my will and testament, maybe sooner rather than later. If only I hadn’t eaten that strange […]