Moose and Ink

*walks past* *pauses* *looks at screen* Oh crap. This thing’s still here! Um … hi! Yes, I’m still alive. Just … busy? Steph has been traveling a lot and work has been picking up (summer is the busy time of year for IT folks in education). The few times we’ve…

Fifteen years ago on this date, Steph and I were married. Wow. That’s a long time. I didn’t realize just how long until I sat down to write this post and realized I didn’t have anything pithy or witty to say.   The weather that day wasn’t all that different…

Our friends Becky and Simon came up from St. Louis and hung out with us for the weekend. It was a pleasant time. Also, the cats slept a lot.

“The chronic fun of writing, the distraction of it, was not knowing.” Gregory Maguire, Lost   This is just a little reminder that writing needs to be fun. Otherwise, you might waste three years of your life and writing career being miserable. Yes, there will be a follow up post to…

A second after this picture, Cici jumped up onto the bench for the first time ever. I would like to say that they sat next to each other and basked in the sun. But that’s not what happened. What happened was Skye bopping Cici on the forehead and knocking her…

After three years and about 60,000 words (~20,000 this year alone), I have trunked my novel, Carrionhove. Trunking, for those not aware, is basically putting away a piece of work. One might do this because it needs more time, more editing, or maybe it’s just unworkable. In my case, Carrionhove…

I’m sick today. Was yesterday as well. Most of my time has been spent lying on the couch, watching YouTube videos, and drifting off to sleep. Skye has been keeping me company but I can’t tell if she’s concerned about my health or upset that I’ve stolen the coziest spot…

After way too much effort and headaches, the site has been transferred  to it’s new home. There are still a few glitches I’m working out that will ensure a steady stream of swearing. The most noticeable is the Permalinks. It used to be that all links on the blog were…