I set up a meeting with a friend of a friend, both of whom are writers in the Philippines, to get some book connections here. I’ve never actually met either friend in person so it took me a bit out of my comfort zone, but was totally worth it. Jahric came to the condo after…
Inspiration coming from all directions
I have been spending a lot of time on a road trip to celebrate and commemorate my retirement (from the office, not from writing). I’m more than halfway through and with 31 days of travel under our belts I have gathered a lot of new inspiration and stories. The trip began as a Route 66…
Always Looking Forward
Time is the most immovable physical thing there is, although Einstein’s theory of relativity does say that space-time is warped by massive objects. If 2020 has taught me anything, it is patience. Not in the sense that “all things come to those who wait” as the English poet, Lady Currie once wrote. More like “have…
Great article about author Gene Stratton-Porter
Follow the link below if you have Apple News. Otherwise, check it out in the latest issue of The Smithsonian. https://apple.news/A3LmjVj8BRGOMKzsGcpyCfg
Bookish Birthday
It started out as most Saturdays do for me. Quietly, with coffee. But then I heard through the grapevine (thank you Kathy and Paul) that Stephen King was speaking just minutes away from me and the day turned into a literary focused 60th birthday. To be clear, it didn’t really turn into my 60th birthday….
Boracay Pink Squad
In BORACAY PINK SQUAD – Keychain Sunset, Bruce, a retired and widowed American from Portland, Oregon, joins a tour to the beautiful, white sands of Boracay Island in the Philippines. He is fulfilling a bucket list beach vacation he and his wife had prior to her illness, as well as reacquainting himself with the Asian…
Short Stories are Life (Lifer?)
Remember the horror story you lived through three years ago (or 3 months ago, 30 years ago, whatever)? Maybe everyone survived, maybe not, maybe it brought about a new normal, maybe it spawned a fresh hell. How about that past love story? Or the current one? Maybe there were or are a lot of tears…
It is Only the Middle
Views are all about perspectives, am I right? The top of a hill looks different when the sun is shining versus when it is capped by dense fog or even roiling black storm clouds. The ocean appears vast when you’re up to your eyeballs in water, but not so much when you’re standing in knee…
Japan – Tokyo Writing Inspiration
I’ve had the luck and luxury of traveling to Japan in my previous life for work. Those trips were intense, scary, interesting, and took me way out of my comfort zone. Hopefully they were also productive and meaningful for my past employer and for the Japanese folks I met and worked with when I was…
Our Reactions Tell A Story
He closed his eyes and was transported to another place. This place was colored in hues of green with smokey over tones. If felt damp and warm to his sinus, but his tongue detected honey. Yes, it was honey. The honey began singing and slowly the green brightened and blossomed. Lavenders, mustards, and clumps of…
R. Scott Tyler - writer 