a quiet place to write

Henry Melton - 1968

I’ve been a writer for… a long time, many decades. One thing I’ve found indispensable is a quiet place—some place where I can hear my own thoughts. For me, this is difficult.  My hearing is sensitive. I pick up conversations from a distance.  If I can’t hear something you’re saying, it’s only because there are… Continue reading a quiet place to write

Offsite Backups

My wife and I both have big storage needs, tens of terabytes each. She takes pictures—many pictures—as a nature photographer. Plus all those game cameras around our property clicking away all night haven’t helped. I have all my stories, all the research and all the publication and layout data, not to mention years worth of… Continue reading Offsite Backups