I’m going to start this post with a prediction: we are not yet at the half-way point of the novel coronavirus pandemic. We started more than three months ago, and while in most of Canada, the numbers of new infections look encouraging, we are also starting to see hints of the dreaded second wave. The […]
This is an announcement I once thought I would make three years ago. Then, two years ago. Then last year. But better late than never, right? So here it is: I have finished the first draft of the second novel in the projected Dark Age trilogy. I typed FIN at the conclusion of the final […]
This is one of those times that clarifies the word surreal. To qualify: I’m neither in quarantine nor isolation. I have no symptoms. I have not been near anyone with symptoms. I have not travelled in over a month. The whole family is healthy and safe. But life is certainly different. Driving to the grocery […]
Covid-19, information and misinformation Yahoo News: “Poll shows Republicans largely dismiss threat of coronavirus.” 43 percent of Americans said they are not worried about it, and 44 percent believe the threat is exaggerated. Among Republicans, following the President of the U.S., that number is 58 percent. Social media posts about a book by Dean Koontz […]
Last post, I wrote about how I cut down on some of the stressors in my life. One of them was a particular freelance client for which I wrote blogs and social media content. Letting that one go was necessary for my health. My blood pressure was through the roof, and I felt wrong about […]
A lot of time has passed since my last blog post—four months. A third of a year! To tell you the truth, often during the first two months of that time, I wondered myself what was standing between me and updating my blog. I put it down to having too much other (paying) work to […]