It's hard to talk about why I stopped writing. Not because I don't understand it, but because there's this fear that writing it down and posting it up for everyone to see will reveal some fundamental weakness on my part. When you live with the brain that I do, you learn not to trust your … Continue reading Block by Block
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Friday Fiction: Bookkeeping
Changeling: the Dreaming is a tabletop role-playing game where you play one of the Kithain, half-fae/half-human creatures who struggle to keep imagination alive in an increasingly banal, hostile world. I created Carver "Bunkin" Johnson for the game's recent Twentieth Anniversary Edition, and thought it might be fun to imagine him in his native Baltimore during … Continue reading Friday Fiction: Bookkeeping
What I Learned This Month (January 2019)
January is usually dominated by two things for me: stress-testing the routines I've developed to fall into better habits, and Further Confusion 2019. The convention this year was actually pretty fun: I enjoyed myself at my panels, met a lot of really awesome people, and rediscovered my love of selling books (I was a relief … Continue reading What I Learned This Month (January 2019)
Further Confusion 2019
Further Confusion 2019 is this weekend, and every year it sneaks up on me just like this. Lulled into a false sense of normalcy by the end of the holiday season, I start to get into a pretty good groove when suddenly the third weekend of January taps me on the shoulder to remind me … Continue reading Further Confusion 2019
I Resolve to Suck This Year
Being a writer with an anxiety disorder is a hell of a thing. Writing is already a really difficult endeavor; those of us who can't imagine doing anything else with our lives likely have a pantheon of influences and beloved authors that have shown us just how powerful the written word can be. But our … Continue reading I Resolve to Suck This Year
A Letter Of Intent
2018 was a challenging year for a whole lot of different reasons. The biggest, of course, is the challenge of watching our society continue to fracture and become more acidic under the "guiding hand" of the Trump Administration. The frequent attacks -- from all quarters -- against people of color, QUILTBAG individuals and allies, religious … Continue reading A Letter Of Intent
(Friday Fiction) Alvin’s Anomaly
I really just wanted to write an urban werebear origin story, OK? The phone rang quietly, but with a tone that split the silence of the bedroom sharply. A dark brown hand shot from beneath the covers, fumbling on the nightstand until fingers closed around the small silicon rectangle. They both disappeared back beneath … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) Alvin’s Anomaly
(Personal) A Writer’s Almanac: July 2018
We're in the second half of the year, and now would be an excellent time to review my progress on my New Year's Resolutions. I'm not going to do that, though; I know I've done a terrible job with what I aimed to do in 2018 and I know why. So July is going to … Continue reading (Personal) A Writer’s Almanac: July 2018
(Friday Fiction) Mr. Roovum Goes to Washington
Hurley was not expecting to be greeted by the sight of a giant Kangaroo in a tailored three-piece suit when he opened the door to the roof of his newspaper's headquarters, but here he was. The Raccoon had rushed back from lunch when he first felt the tremors rocking the street, and by the time … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) Mr. Roovum Goes to Washington
(Friday Fiction) Veniamin Kovalenko, Werebear Detective
This week, Veniamin continues to be dragged through the briar-patch of therapy, kicking and screaming. Dr. Mabel Watney tilted her head and looked at him in a mixture of disbelief and exasperation; it was a universal matronly expression that silently screamed "What did you just say to me?" Veniamin smiled to himself, glad that at … Continue reading (Friday Fiction) Veniamin Kovalenko, Werebear Detective
From the Desk of Jakebe T. Rabbit 