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Deception is a funny thing. As humans we talk about deception as if it were immoral, yet actors are deceptive. We admire actors. A police officer without deceptive skills would end up dead, or put behind a desk. Cops are the good guys. A doctor who showed all his feelings and was not deceptive would…

Did I deliberately set out to write my own version of pioneers and aliens? No, not exactly, although I can tell you I have read and reread every Louis L’Amour I ever had my hands on and many other westerns besides. I grew up tent camping, roughing it, and finding it fun to leave behind…

It is all about the hat, today. We decided to take poor Jethro on a picnic. All his doggy life he has loved going out and picnicking whether we made a fire or not, but with his skin bursting open, half his hair falling out, fighting infection and generally being uncomfortable, he has not had…

Have you noticed how slowly time moves while you are sitting at a red light, waiting for the microwave, or staring blankly at the coffee pot waiting for that first cup that starts your brain in the morning? Time moves at a crawl while waiting for good news or bad from the doctor, while hoping…

Boy am I glad the horses on this farm are not the size of NewEarth Cattle. Currently we have three equine inhabitants on the farm, and Rolex, the donkey. I bring them out carrots, dried corn, birdseed, and apples. They like it. They like it enough to play pushy shovee games, kick out at one another…

I am pretty excited to have my books listed through BookBub as it is a major way for heavy readers to get their hands on discounted ebooks on a regular basis. If you follow particular authors on BookBub, they will notify you every time one of the ebooks goes on sale, even if it is…

As I add to the story of NewEarth, the Combined Territories and Grabon and Heron’s Clan, I get a buzz in my gut, a sense of excitement as I lure characters into impossible situations and then help them plot and plan their way out.  I wonder what kinds of impossible situations I can create…

Bryan, the great and powerful website wizard, made a few tweaks and changes to our appearance yesterday. We added a few pics, put out the cover for book 6, and are making some attempt to limit the bots from hijacking and messing with us. How we got to be a target is beyond me, but…

All day yesterday we had little spits of water. The birdbath is full, the ground a bit soggy, we even still have a small puddle or two. Best of all, some of the burnt brown is giving way to green shoots. Some of the bushes that still have leaves are looking perkier, not so shriveled…