Taking It Easy

I took this picture before I realized I left the portable hard drives I need for work at home. I was waiting for the wonderful baristas at Britton’s Coffee Company to make my drink. I realized what was happening when I got in my car. Somehow, I remained calm as I doubled back to make […]

Reading List Grows by Three

Went through the latest three books pretty quickly, partially because it’s the perfect time to sit on my porch and read when I have free evenings, but also because I really enjoyed two of these and mostly liked the third. I like the feeling when I get on a roll with good books. Now at […]

Monday Joy: Wanderlust

This doing something every week is hard! I thought about this post a bunch of times and then just did things like being productive at work and read a book instead of writing. But here we are with my Monday Joy for this week. While last week’s was a very specific thing that everyone can […]

Summer Reading Update

In my last reading update, I thought I could be at 18 by the end of July. That did not happen, but I am cruising along. Blame improv and Football Manager. Anyway, the quartet in this post get me to 15 for the year. Still no duds even though the first one is the only […]

Monday Joy: Hacks, Season 1

Starting a new thing here – a short Monday post each week about something I am currently enjoying. This is inspired by a favorite podcast of mine, NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour. They do a segment once a week called “What’s Making Us Happy,” where each panelist shares something making them happy. I binged a […]

Mid-Year Reading Update

This is the time of year when my reading ratchets up. I am approaching a dozen books and have settled into a routine of reading on the porch in the evenings a few nights a week before heading to bed to read some more. With my Beach Week approaching, I could easily be up to […]

A Bad Day to be a Miller Lite

Snippets of overheard conversation inspired this short fiction piece. I have no idea if it will lead to anything else. Preacher Man took a long pull off of his drink and set it down on the table. He looked Billy square in the eye. “She’s right, you know.” “How was I supposed to know she […]