In this final installment, Abigail and Quinn butt heads, and then Abigail goes to the hospital’s breakroom to cool off. It is still Monday and four days before Halloween. I have a feeling that the holiday is going to pair up Vree and Abigail before the novel ends. Have a happy and safe Halloween everyone.Continue reading New WIP Installment 4 [fiction]
We leave Vree in this installment and learn more about one of her nurses, Abigail Gentry. I based her looks on the illustration below. The hair in the illustration is curlier than how I described Abigail’s. I may need to add a new description when I sit down for my final draft. Oh well. Anyway,Continue reading New WIP Installment 3 [fiction]
Here’s more of the novel I have worked on for the past four years. It features 15-year-old Vree Erikson who wakes up in the hospital after lightning struck her and her neighbor Owen Avery. It is Monday and four days before Halloween when Vree awakens. Enjoy. And again, please don’t shy from leaving comments. 2Continue reading New WIP Installment 2 [fiction]
This is just a taste of the novel I have worked on for the past four years. I’m not a speedy writer since I only have a few hours each day to write. Okay, a fewer more since my surgery and sick leave from work. The intro of my novel is lengthy, so I’m puttingContinue reading New WIP Installment 1 [fiction]
I thought I’d share some of the ups and downs of my experiences after surgery. I had stomach surgery three months ago, July 13, around 7:30 in the morning. I don’t recall much after waking up that first day—I was groggy and confused, but I do remember how happy I was to see my wife.Continue reading Life after Surgery
Three months ago to the date on the calendar, I almost died. I woke up a little after midnight that Monday morning because I had excruciating stomach pain. My wife drove me to our hospital’s emergency room where they x-rayed my stomach and then loaded me into an ambulance and sped me north to oneContinue reading Living
I recently had major surgery and spent two weeks in the hospital before the doctor sent me home to finish recuperating. I spent a lot of time in my hospital bed reading ebooks on my tablet and phone. But when I got home, I wanted to have some hard copy books to read while stuckContinue reading The New Two-Day Delivery Service
Let’s be silly for a moment or two. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. And I quote to the best of my knowledge, “While IContinue reading Life Spent Recuperating
I began drawing comic strips when I was in high school. I mentioned The Klutz in my last post. I featured it in my notebooks, notes to friends, and on chalkboards when teachers weren’t around. The Burgess Bros. came next and became a common feature on many unattended chalkboards at my school. Fifi was aContinue reading Conroy’s Corner from the Archives [comic strip]
This archive features a tiny collection of my favorite Louie and Bruce comic strips that I drew many years ago. I began drawing comic strips when I was in high school, waaay back in the 1970s when dinosaurs still roamed the planet. The first serious strip I drew for teachers and classmates was The Klutz,Continue reading Louie and Bruce from the Archives [comic strip]
In an attempt not to be a stranger to everyone who follows my blog, I’m recycling some of my old blogs from years ago. I have many new followers since I began this venture in 2011, and I’m certain few of them have riffled through those blogs of yesteryear. This post features an acrylic wildlifeContinue reading Black Bear Painting from the Archives
My character, Vree Erikson, was born April 30 in Ridgewood PA (a town I call Ravenwood in my early stories) on Walpurgis Night, aka Witches Night. Her nickname Vree comes from her initials VRE from Verawenda Renee Erikson (also spelled Erickson in some of my stories). At the time of this writing, she is andContinue reading Vree’s Birthday [character development]
