Blog # 157; June 25-27th of 2025 my collection, REDEMPTION STORIES, will be available for free.

 June 25-27th of 2025 my collection, REDEMPTION STORIES, will be available for free. Find it here:

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Blog #156; Intimations of Mortality

 Earlier in my writing career, I was preoccupied with the shelf-life of my books, and the lasting power of my stories.  These days I take the long view with my writing.  When I develop stories now I think first of my readers who actually read my stories.  In a more illusory time, I imagined a Fitzgerald or even Tolstoy track record for my writing.  Now I am a bit more realistic about my views for the future.  Truth be told, I have no idea who actually reads my stories.  A small audience, I'm sure. 

Blog #155; Working on My Novel

 This is just an update on the progress on my novel "CONTRITION".

The novel is coming along nicely, and it has become a broader and wider scale than I expected.  CONTRITION is a supernatural tale and a family epic about Hyrum Fratelli and his family in the 20 th century, particularly in the world wars.  Hyrum finds a spiritual companion in an unlikely place, a German veteran of the war.  They share philosophical musings about the nature of life, death, and war.  His wife, Liegh, is baffled by this new friendship that Hyrum has struck up but is glad for the company for her lonely husband.

Willie, the German companion, appears to be able to cross the veil and brings Hyrum's dead son back for a brief bitter-sweet reunion.

Blog #154; May 2, 1965

 The title of the Blog today is my birthday, and the birthday of three other of my classmates from high school.  We (obviously) were born on the same day in 1965, and interestingly enough, three of us were on the school's swim team and were some of the best swimmers in the state of Florida.  There were two boys and two girls.  The only one of us that wasn't a competitive swimmer was a Tongan named Steve.  Otherwise we all got good grades and graduated to go on to reputable schools.  I just thought it was odd that we shared that birthday, and it was quite interesting.