It's just after 4 pm Eastern, and I just noticed that the date was March 23. This is an odd date to make note of. I mean there are nearby dates... March 26 is the sixth anniversary of my brother's passing. March 31 would have been my dad's 94th birthday. But I know why it … Continue reading Five Encouragements
Author: Scott Varengo
Whack in the time of Covid 19
Wow, huh? I've been holding back on talking about this because I've been testing the wind, so to speak. I wanted to see for myself what was going on and try to speak from an informed perspective. I don't know that I've found that perspective yet, but that could have something to do with the … Continue reading Whack in the time of Covid 19
Recent Goings On
Perhaps the best thing to do, here at the outset, it to review some recent events. Hold on a second while I double check some dates... Okay, got it! On 4 February, Craig Hart revealed to his VIP Readers Group, that a seventh book in the Shelby Alexander Thriller series was being written, and that … Continue reading Recent Goings On
Something of a Surprise
There is something special about a real live, out of the blue surprise. Every now and then it's actually a pleasant thing, this crazy shaft of light out of no where. In my writing career it's happened to me twice. No. That's a lie. In writing, to one degree or another, every time I sit … Continue reading Something of a Surprise
Solitude
I do not know why so many story ideas come to me when I'm walking my dog. Upon reflection I suppose it is a brief period of time during which I am the sole arbiter of what goes on in my head. No one else's voice is bending my thoughts in their direction. The dog … Continue reading Solitude
Bounty
It's a great word, "bounty." It can mean a price upon one's head. It's a brand of paper towel. It was a ship which, if my memory serves, Marlon Brando once took by mutiny. I might have been able to find you a picture illustrating bounty that used the same font, but the accompanying image … Continue reading Bounty
The Obligatory…
I don't know for sure when I started doing it. It was before I left for college, I think. Maybe 1977? Somewhere around there I started the annoying habit of taking time to reflect upon the past year and speculate about the next. Ugh. I mean, Oh. My. God. I hate people who summarize their … Continue reading The Obligatory…
Good Sentences
When something is good, it's good despite all the bad things that sometimes attach themselves to the thing that is good and true and right. Thus when my friend, writing partner, publisher, and co-host of the Games and Writer's Show, Craig Hart decided to step away from producing TGWS because it had become a bigger … Continue reading Good Sentences
Something So Right
In 1973, Paul Simon released the album "There Goes Rhymin' Simon," his second after splitting with longtime partner Art Garfunkel. It's a great album, and it features a song which has long resonated with me, someplace deep inside of who I am. It shares a title with this post. I suppose it's the chorus that … Continue reading Something So Right
Something Special, Maybe?
Old Business Well, the first two week cycle of my increased blog output ended last week with no post on the poetry blog, but successfully on the other three, and now we're back to this blog, it being Tuesday and all. So now that we've got the progress started, rather than talk about that for … Continue reading Something Special, Maybe?
