I had one shoe on and one shoe off this morning when Mary Ann called frantically. The county work crew was mowing the roadside. She was panicked. This year, after several years of effort, our front yard had a beautiful solid patch of bluebonnets, unfortunately on the county’s side of the front fence. The bluebonnets… Continue reading Standoff
Author: hmelton
A Torrent of Trouble
I use computers. I’ve been tinkering with them for decades. Practically all of the new software and utilities interest me. I’m always looking out for new and better ways to do things on computers. Among these tools were a couple of BitTorrent clients. The hype is fantastic — an easy, distributed, efficient way to download… Continue reading A Torrent of Trouble
Google as Entertainment
While I’m still putting most of my effort into selling my novels the traditional way by sending manuscripts to agents and editors, I’m also seeing what can be accomplished in the web publishing area with my downloadable novel Emperor Dad. Believe me, this is a lot more complicated than packing up the query letter and… Continue reading Google as Entertainment