Mary Ann has gone to California to help daughter Debra pack up her things, now that she’s graduated. Normally, I would have gone too, but due to a couple of factors I’m staying here. Factor one, Patches, our elderly dog needs special attention for now. He may have cancer, and he is recovering from a… Continue reading Just the Animals and Me
Recovering from Writer’s League of Texas Conference
This past weekend was taken up by a conference in the Omni hotel in downtown Austin. It was a strange event, for me. I’ve attended many science fiction conventions — far more than I can remember. This was different. Take a large convention, chop off all the fans. Then chop off all the published novelists.… Continue reading Recovering from Writer’s League of Texas Conference
Lightning
My morning alarm was a lightning strike. 3AM, and the rain was rattling the metal roof and both Mary Ann and I were shaken out of a deep sleep. “Henry … is the Jeep?” I already had that same thought. “It’s already too late.” I wasn’t about to run out into a raging thunderstorm to… Continue reading Lightning