Scary Cold On Halloween
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK In my adult years I’ve never been a fan of Halloween, especially now that I’m not supposed to be eating candy anymore. I mean, what’s the point? It pained me […]
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Sequel Mania
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I was deluged with requests to write a sequel to my first novel. I’m not even exaggerating: There were a few dozen requests. For me, that’s as much a deluge […]
Disaster Preparedness: Turtles, Fizz Floods, and SnowFire Tornadoes
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I recently received an e-mail from a local utility company informing me that September is Emergency Preparedness Month. I got it on October 1st. I guess they just weren’t prepared. […]
Getting burned in the kitchen
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK The best way to have a safe kitchen is to keep me out of it. Still, as far as I know I’m not the reason why this year’s Fire Prevention […]
Giving Good Writers Bad Advice
SLIGHTLY OFF THE MARK I’ve been invited to speak at a writer’s group. In their defense, they don’t know me all that well. On October 16th, in the Peabody Public Library in Columbia […]