The Last and Final … Day of June

It’s official: 2011’s mid-life crisis is already circling the drain. Tomorrow will be the first day of July. Summer is about half over as well. Soon, the leaves on the trees will change color to signal the coming of fall and then later the coming of winter, and all the snow and ice that I dislike so much. I’m one of those people that would rather be sweating up a storm than shivering to the point where my joints hurt. I think the only time I’ve ever actually enjoyed winter was when I was a kid. I can remember building

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My American Revolution

The short story based on the American Revolution is short-coming. Although it will be out before the end of June, it probably won’t be sooner than June 21st. It’s a difficult piece to write. For me, chronicling events and people throughout history usually comes pretty naturally. After all, historical fiction is my forte. Well, one of them. Especially when it’s surrounding U.S. or Greek history. This project, however, keeps me scratching my head after every turn. I am committed to delivering a dynamic and epic short story, however. I would like it to be something enjoyed for years to come

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A Mixture of Tears and Coffee

Okay, so maybe just coffee. I’ve found myself drawn to that drink like a moth drawn to a bug zapper recently. My Internet connection died yesterday. It was down all night. Ironically, this took place right after watching the South Park episode where the Internet dies across the world and Kyle has to unplug it in order to reboot and save it. Then, my own internet died an hour later. Irony. Luckily, though, I was able to get it working this morning without calling my ISP technical support. Victory! It was only a temporary setback, but it did prevent me

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