Stories, reflections, and news from my writing life.
Old drafts and a teacher’s encouragement, connecting consoles with Electra, a Raspberry Pi in the den, and $100 raised for Childress Public Library. Plus the trouble with a wee old cable.
Read the post →Back behind the mic, warts and all. A revamped broadcast and podcast, a mysterious caller, and stories from the book-signing tour. The successful Childress Public Library signing and the November 5–7 benefit.
Read the post →My first signing at Childress Public Library, Art Bell on the radio, an apprehensive audience for the AlphaSmart, and a dinner that required different pants.
Read the post →A three-hour printer repair, a magic writing button, and the little things my grandmother saved in my father’s baby book. Some stories stay with us.
Read the post →Fourteen years, a gold AlphaSmart seal, a mangled shipment, and a conversation my wife started on Facebook. Thursday is a beginning.
Read the post →A hundred-mile trip to talk books with Mya Clark, a startled bystander, and a cat with plenty to say. Alpha comes along for the ride.
Read the post →New broadcasting software, a familiar voice, and a fond farewell to Pastor Jim Wilhelmsen.
Read the post →HPPR airtimes, upcoming press coverage, and the broadcasting software inspired by Midnight Radio. Plus a turquoise Raspberry Pi, a Star Trek comic, and a very small engineering department.
Read the postThe publishing gamble, the work behind an independent book, and why we’re taking Midnight Radio to Texas libraries, one community at a time.
Read the postNew stories in the works, Midnight Radio at Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million online, and a Texas-sized plan to support libraries and veterans.
Read the postMissing author photos, emotional-support butter, and the perils of finally being able to see again. Plus two interviews coming next week.
Read the postMidnight Radio is available now. Fourteen years of writing, my first reader, and the chance that helped bring this book into your hands.
Read the postHenry comes home to Childress: a November 5 library signing, the start of the Texas tour, and three days of signed-copy royalties supporting the Childress Public Library.
Read the postFive years at the pumpkin patch, Electra Stone’s music, and the final scramble toward the Midnight Radio launch.
Read the postSeven pixels, five hours of cover fixes, and the lantern from Midnight Radio arriving at last.
Read the postA signing pen, three hours of sleep, and a trip to the library with Midnight Radio riding in the back.
Read the postThe seven-foot banner came in. My wife stood there looking at the audacity of it all.
Read the postThe Kindle preorder is live. Jerry shares the production work, the countdown clock, and the readers who make it matter.
Read the postThe Midnight Radio proofs came in. A little brown box, a big moment, and an invitation to become an advance reader.
Read the postWhy my own name belongs on the cover, why meeting readers matters to me, and a Texas book signing tour to look forward to.
Read the postA conversation about late-night horror hosts, the experiences that shaped the novel, and finding hope in the darkness.
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