Splints and AFib and Books, Oh My…

Hi, I have some good news. My hand surgery is healing nicely. I’m in the removable splint now (no more plastic bags over my hand when I shower). Five days after this newsletter is emailed I can remove it all day, but wear it at night for a couple more weeks, at which point I …

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June 21, 2024, Literary Update…

Hi, My novella, Flood and Fire (as of 06-10-2024) is currently just over 32,000 words long, which is approaching a respectable length for a novella. There’s still more to write, but since I usually cut out 10% or more of my first draft when I edit, I think it will work out well. More info …

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And That’s No Blarney…

Newsletter 008, February 11, 2022 Hi — About the image above: In Newsletter 001 I mentioned being a member of a narrative portfolio group, and that we attended several conferences to talk about our methodology. One of those conferences was held at University College Cork in Cork, Ireland, in 2001. Blarney Castle is just 10 …

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I Called This Meeting Because…

001 San Diego Portfolio Group, 2004

[This is the first of a series of newsletters I’m sending to my mailing list. The date below was the date it was sent out. I’ll archive them here on the blog a week after they are delivered to my subscribers.] Newsletter 001, October 22, 2021 Hi— About the image above: In the late 1990’s, …

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