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Hey there, readers. In an effort to reach more people more directly, I've started a newsletter over at Substack. This platform allows...

I’ve been fortunate in my life to run across very few people who have absolutely no sense of humor. I should say I haven’t run across...

Another in a series of conversations with John M Donovan. Q. Thanks for consenting to this interview. A. My pleasure, more or less. Q. We...

As Cybil Donovan can attest, I have some weird dreams. One recurring theme is that I'm asked to coach a girls softball team again, but...

The other day one of my imaginary fans sent me an email that asked how I could call myself a writer if my blog never had any entries...

There were fourteen students in my fall-semester section of C&T, or Cultures and Traditions, a required course for Wabash College...

Let’s talk about appositives.* To be more specific, let’s talk about appositives and why the hell so many “writers” in the fields of PR...

Colby County 911—what’s your emergency? Somebody is playing a flute in Pinefield Cemetery. I beg your pardon, ma’am? I’m hearing a flute...

I’ve had a profile on LinkedIn for at least eleven years. It’s been an invaluable asset to my professional life, providing me countless...

A scientist friend of mine called me up the other day and said he’d finally perfected his time machine, and since I wasn’t doing anything...

Oh, Home Depot, you always cease to amaze me. The dishwasher that came with the house kicked the bucket back in February so Cybil bought...

Despite popular demand, we present another interview with John M Donovan, author of Fluffball! and four other novels. Q. So. What’s new?...

I recently finished reading Darktown by Thomas Mullen, and recommend it highly to fans of mysteries and police procedurals. I mention it...

I’m fairly punctual as a rule. I prefer to be unfashionably early, in fact, and back in college I tended to arrive at a classroom long...

The 2021 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Award winners were announced last month and Fluffball! was not among the finalists. I...

This is our cockapoo Sam. He's five years old and he's been a lovable curmudgeon since he was a puppy. He's also been in dire need of...

Thirty-seven years seems like a long enough time to spend writing advertising copy and having it peed on by clients, co-workers, and...

A few weeks ago on Facebook I got involved in a thread full of people wailing and gnashing their teeth at the alarming number of...

On Friday the 15th I happened to be in the Jordan Creek area around lunchtime and decided to treat myself to some Tasty Tacos. Two...

With dozens of clients all across the United States, Braden McBraden is probably the most sought-after freelance social media manager in...