How to Piss Off Ghost Oof. Ghost, my blog host, kept informing me I needed to change or update my theme to update the backbone software and I was like, Granted, I make other blogs
writer I em dashed myself today— to see if I still feel. So you want to be a writer? Calm down, Bukowski. You must love being poor. Do you like ramen? Oh! You like words and stories. Well, that's great. Just make
deep cuts from the edge of never Ebooks available at a discount price for the holidays! I'm testing out the new app for my blog to see how functional this is. I might be posting more updates soon since I have a big life event occurring.
Promoting Deep Cuts from the Edge of Never I'm terrible at promoting myself so, I've promised myself I'm going to knuckle down and put in the effort no matter how much it makes me cringe. So here's the
linux How to set up an 80s Conky script for Solus Linux Someone on Reddit asked me how I got my desktop to look like this: I'm going to break this down "Barney Style" so if you are a mid
Rob Kislow About my buddy Rob Kislow An old post of mine started recirculating Facebook again so I figured I should throw it on the blog so I don't lose it forever. Plus given the current climate
coping A man gives hope and artistic expression through Facebook Live Coping in the digital age is an amazing thing. A few days ago I stumbled onto a guy named Jason Alvin who had been sharing his live feeds with the
book Second Edition released! My second edition of book one Goodbye from the Edge of Never is now available! Hooray for new book covers and a discounted price! Here is the promo youtube, please
appearances On Scalzi and Appearances I wasn't sure if I was going to post this or not, but a good friend of mine said I should because it's good to have opposing views. Author John
Goodbye from the edge of never New cover art and an inexpensive ebook! I'm pretty happy to announce the 2nd edition of my first book, Goodbye from the Edge of Never. It will be available on April 28th in both print and ebook
Saturday Morning Round-Up What I've been up to: There is just an insane amount of things that need addressing these days so I figured I'd use a Saturday Morning Round Up post to
father For Pops It has been almost two years since you left, Pops, and my heart still feels tired and worn out sometimes. There's so much you've missed. So much that has changed!
writer Writing Tip: Office chairs Image by Joe Whited Your back is important so don't take it for granted. Most of us spend too many hours hunched over a keyboard. I have to do a
dream A Timeline of Insanity Part 2 Photo credit: JD Hancock Green Lantern is a symbol of D.C. Comics. I ate a huge cheese sandwich before bed last night and had another insane dream. Enjoy. I
depression Life after the military Surviving life after the military is a difficult thing. There are all sorts of pitfalls you need to avoid. Civilians don't give each other the same respect your brothers in
dreams Strange Dream I had a dream last night that I was at some hotel that played with timelines. In it there was this man wearing glasses with dark eyes sitting at a
Serial Digital Kingdoms More Fiction? Sure why not. I've been releasing a serial fiction piece called Digital Kingdoms. We are three chapters deep and I'll be posting the fourth chapter later today. Enjoy,
How (not) to be rich in America I want to earn a kingdom of money. Then when my family is comfortable, I want to give away a kingdom of money. I will commit to such grand gestures that people will debate whether I was a genius or just insane. Things that
mystery house Mystery House (Full Story) A dark haired Asian girl climbed over some of the rubble that littered the back entrance to the mansion. An aluminum baseball bat strapped across her back. Its hilt perched
A Timeline of Insanity Friday 05:41pm: Steve Mix Everybody be cool. EVERYBODY JUST CALM DOWN AND BE FUCKING COOL. I found two bags of Hot Cheetos in the cabinet and the wife is
Convolution Oct 2nd - Oct 4th Guest Steven Mix: traumatic brain injury survivor, veteran, zombiephile, & author of Goodbye from the Edge of Never. pic.twitter.com/EHjeAEmLkq — Con-Volution 2015 (@ConvolutionSF) August 5, 2015
cancer Cancer makes victims of us all If you're lucky, your biggest heroes will be your father and grandfather. If your luck turns, they'll run up against cancer. You'll come to their aide because that's what good
cancer I'm out of breath but nobody else sees it Cancer has my dad and won't let go. Neither will I. Unfortunately, cancer cheats at everything and curls its grip around all the parts of him I can't hug.
What type of bat does Ashley use? In my novels one of my main characters, Ashley, uses a baseball bat to fight the undead. She is a modern day swords-woman. She will often switch between wielding the
Rise! (Chapter from Book Two) Pavarotti. Pavarotti was the only real way I could explain it right now. It wasn’t much of an explanation. It wasn’t much of anything. I stood there, smelling