I write fiction, and the truth was the best I could do?
I passed on an offer to play golf after work today in favor of coming home to enjoy a picnic in the park with my wife and daughter. I passed…
The best kind of advice
Unsolicited advice is the best kind of advice that you can receive. I was speaking to a friend about how sensitive people can be when it comes to suggesting alternative…
Ruining marriages everywhere
There’s a billboard that I drive by almost every day that reads: What Have You Done For Your Marriage Today? Pictured on the billboard is this image: Billboards featuring…
99 FRECKLES in Germany
The cover art for the German version of UNEXPECTEDLY, MILO arrived today, and though I adore the cover art for the US version, I think I love this design just…
Middle school playgorund inequity and segregation: Boys and girls separated by a thick, white line
When I was in middle school, kids still enjoyed a before-school and after-lunch recess. Two recesses in a single day is uncommon at any school nowadays. Any recess at the…
Working for free
All of my New Year's resolutions pertain to personal goals that, if achieved, will yield a happier, healthier, more financially successful version of myself. Not a single speck of altruism…
On the precipice of revision
CHICKEN SHACK should be done by the end of the week. After allowing myself fifteen minutes to bask in the joy of finishing another book, I will begin revising. I’m…
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: A recap
I finished reading THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO last week, one of the most hyped books in recent memory, at least for me. Many, many people urged me to…
Dessert for dinner
Since when did sweet potatoes become a dessert item rather than a vegetable? It seems as if one cannot make sweet potatoes any more without topping them off with a…
Obnoxious and stupid
I couldn’t resist pointing out this idiot, who’s car I saw at the gym today. It’s parked about three feet from the curb and in the path of oncoming traffic. …
