Career
I had a really shitty childhood, at home and at school. Back then there were no video games or smart phones, just books. I read books. I read many, many books. From reading came my love for writing. I dabbled around thinking of being a news writer, wrote stories and essays and whatever else came along. Some of my writing was just for myself, some for work, and some–most–pieces I wanted the whole world to read. Computers showed up in the late 1980s and I was so hooked on them! I bought an IBM clone, an 8088, with an amber monitor. (amber is better for text.) The machine had 5.5 inch floppy disks. I added a 20 meg hard drive. I also added a printer. I spent several thousand bucks on all that stuff!
I still have that old 8088 and amber monitor, though they are much worse for ware and not likely to work at all if they were rewired. I also have over half a dozen lap-tops, machines out dated or damaged (Coffee kills computers!) Through the years I’ve had maybe two dozen machines, desk tops and laptops and a couple of tablets. The hard drives of all of them had lots of stories and almost-novels and other stuff.
I’m sure when my kids thing of me they imagine me sitting at a keyboard. That’s where I always was. And still am. I have had a career. It is and has been writing. I’ved completed several books and who knows how many short stories and essays. Check out the work I’ve done so far:
I Write Books!
Well, at least I have written several books. Nothing on the burner at the moment, though I have ideas. In the past I’ve written about different things and different kinds of things. My writing is eclectic, like my life. The three that resides on Amazon right now are THE NEW REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, PAWN, and THE HURTING PLACE.
Short Fiction
Sometimes I get a story stuck in my head so I have to write it down. I’ve been writing short stories for decades. They’re pretty damn good if I say so myself. There’s a page with many of the stories I’ve written over the years. Check them out! Oh yeah, some of them have an audio version, too!
Essays & Non-Fiction
Here’s my two-cents’ worth on an assortment of topics. Read them here!
How cool is this? I have writing on websites all over the internet. Check out the articles in Texas Explorer Magazine. I wrote several articles. The site owner paid good money for a while. It’s a bit dated but still all there. Check it out.
A whole lot more coming soon!