New Chapters
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve updated (or heck, even thought about) this website. Most of you will have seen the poll on my socials asking about what you want to see here. If you want to weigh in and haven’t seen the social posts: Audience Participation: One of the things I need to […]
New Year…It’s All About Heart
This is a life update story. And it might border on both TMI and TL:DR After 3 years of adulting (and yes, and adulting sucks), I finally found out something I’ve been struggling to learn. I finally, finally Know what’s been going on with what I thought was my Dad’s heart valve AFib. After THREE […]
New Beginnings
I’ve started Day Job 2 this week. I have a great team. It seems like an encouraging environment. Everyone is excited to have me and my skillset (I am trying not to let Imposter Syndrome come knocking). There’s a lot of information flowing right now that’s a touch overwhelming, but that will ease off in […]
[Life Update] It’s Been a Minute
It’s been a minute. I apologize for dropping off the face of the internet. I fully intend to get back to pen blogging. There’s a lot to catch up on — pens, and life. First of all, I’ve struggled with fiction writing over the last several months. Every time I’ve gotten started on a project, […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Sort of… Bic Sugar Skull 4-Color Ballpoint
Happy Dia de los Muertos to those who celebrate. This isn’t a for-real pen review blog. It’s an “I’m not dead yet” pen blog – on an appropriate day for that. Today, as I was sorting through some stuff, I found this – a vintage 4-Color Bic Ballpoint pen in a Sugar Skull pattern that […]
[Life] Update 2: Can I Be Real A Second?
Let down my guard and tell you how I feel a second? Yeah, there’s not going to be any pen or short story blogs until October earliest. It’s not a good time or place right now. Loki is declining. He’s in pain and having difficulty walking. He can’t put weight on his right, front paw. […]
[Life] I’m Struggling
As you may have noticed, things have been quiet around here. That’s because I’m struggling. Yes, I realize that everything I’m about to mention is a First World Problem. Yes, I realize that many people have it way worse than me. Guess what? My struggles are mine, and I’m not competing with anyone else. My […]
[Personal] Updating Status
So yeah, it does seem like I have dropped off the face of the blog. And I did. I’m six weeks out of shoulder surgery and in well into physical therapy. It still aches. PT is not fun but necessary. I’ll be weak on the right arm for a while. I call the arthroscopic scars […]
History Has Its Eye
Yeah, I’m a Hamilton junkie, and it’s appropriate for today. I was going to do a pen blog. Yesterday got away from me – Day Job was massively busy. I was going to do it today. Then today happened. The events at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC were horrific to watch. It was bad […]
[Pen/Pencil Review] Been a Bit Sparse
I realize the pen blog has been a bit sparse lately. It’s not for lack of material. It’s been a weird time with the pandemic and such — as it is for all of us. It’s been tough to get the groove going on the reviews. So… what I’ve been doing is taking my giant […]