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Guilt as a Motivational Tool
I was trying to explain Jewish guilt to a friend who didn’t grow up around Jewish people. She understood guilt as a concept, but couldn’t understand why I’d embrace it…
Koala Brains
I recently learned that Koalas have brains that look like a boneless, skinless chicken breast. This is not like a regular mammilian brain, which is all folded in on itself…
Of Trolls and Toddlers
If you feed trolls, they get big and fat and juicy. Their favorite food is attention. Yes, yes, I know, they’re objectively wrong. They lie. They traffic in absolute misinformation.…
Tea Time in America
The English have tea time. The Spanish have their siestas. What do Americans have? Overtime. The older I get, the more I think that’s a whole bunch of hooey. We…
Digital Detox from Corporate Babble
Being big on the concept of ‘shop local’, I went into a local business while on vacation recently. While there, I saw a sign near the cash register. I shall…
‘Tis the Season
‘Tis the season to be jolly, so they say. And if you look around, on every street corner there are twinkly lights, candy canes, Christmas trees, snowmen, snowflakes, and all…
First, Do No Harm
“Boring!” That was one of the nicer comments. I’m trying, in my imperfect way, to market my novel(s).[1] So I posted a video of myself reading a page of it.…
Daily Joy
I bought some shoes off of Etsy the other day. They’re silly shoes. Ridiculous, even. They’re combat boot/Doc Marten shaped and are printed with books and flowers all over them.…
Devil’s Hand
In case you haven’t heard me shouting from the rafters, my new novel, the second in the Fischer at Law series, Devil’s Hand, is now available wherever you buy books.…
Middle Georgia Lit Fest
Details The Middle Georgia Lit Fest 2026 (MGLF26) is free to attend and open to the public. The Lit Fest is a celebration of books, creativity, and community, hosted by…