Sitting here on this first day of a new January, I am of course thinking about everything that's happened between the start of last January and today. I don't know that I've yet had such a whirlwind year in my life. As such, I think my review of 2015 is best divided between several blog... Continue Reading →
Music in the Air
Sometimes life moves so fast that it feels like I'm standing still and events are just sort of swirling around me in a whirl wind. I reach out and grasp something solid here and there, but mostly it feels like I'm floating down life's river, carried on a current. Other times, life takes a breath,... Continue Reading →
To Give Thanks
November has been mild. The turkeys are fat, no need to burn extra calories by shivering. We got two turkeys from a local farmer who also provides us with eggs and pork: one turkey to eat on feast day, the other to save for the lean winter months. Between the two of them, our turkeys... Continue Reading →
The Rest of WFC 2015
Because I'm feeling lazy and it's been two weeks since I wrote about Day One, I'm going to go ahead and lump the rest of my experiences of World Fantasy Convention into one single post. Also, read Days Zero and One for context. Day Two I started the day by finishing a short story that... Continue Reading →
World Fantasy Convention 2015: Day One
Note: this is a continuation of a previous post please go back and read Day Zero if you have not already. The official convention did not begin until Thursday and not until 1:30 in the afternoon, so I spent Thursday morning writing. I'm well into my revisions so when I say writing, it's mostly careful reading... Continue Reading →
World Fantasy Convention 2015: Day Zero
Lately, I've been very invested in the music side of my life. I suppose this makes sense given that Summer is the busy time for the band when most of the festivals take place. But the last several days have been wholly dedicated to the writing side of my life. I didn't have any band... Continue Reading →
My Review of Newt’s Emerald by Garth Nix
I discovered this book at World Fantasy Convention 2015 and devoured it. Here's what I thought: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1437472191
Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween everyone! And what a beautiful Halloween it is. Crisp autumn air, seasonal colors on the leaves, sun shining, blue sky. A more perfect day I could not have asked for - a perfect day made all the better by the fact that not only is it Halloween, it's also Miners Creek Bluegrass Band's... Continue Reading →
IBMA 2015 – Day Three
This week I've been at the International Bluegrass Music Association's Business Conference and Wide Open Bluegrass Festival. If you have not yet read my blogs from the last few days, here's the link to Day One and here's the one to Day Two. Okay, now that you're all caught up I'll continue on with Day... Continue Reading →
IBMA 2015 – Day Two
Yesterday was our second day at the International Bluegrass Music Association's business conference. It continues to be an absolute blast. Absolutely exhausting but so much fun and we're doing a lot of great networking. If you haven't yet read my blog from Day One, here's the link. Yesterday, after the seminars we went down into... Continue Reading →