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Eight Tenths of a Mile
Typed out on the screen like that, it doesn’t seem like a long way. However, running it out on Coldwater Mountain Trail yesterday, felt like a very long way. .81 of a mile is an odd distance, but it is half the way around the first loop of the trail. I injured my shoulder about sixContinueContinue reading “Eight Tenths of a Mile”
This is a Blog?
Yes, it is. Up until last week, I’ve been treating this space like a Substack. I would only post articles and essays that would take hours to draft, which severely limited my posting frequency. I was actually beginning to skip blog day on my Seven Day Creative Routine. When I think about why this shiftContinueContinue reading “This is a Blog?”
Effects of Staying Active
Staying consistently active has effected me in many ways.
From Full Control to the Right Path: Why I’m Choosing Traditional Publishing
Aurevia grew larger than I expected, and the story demanded more than a rushed release. I’m shifting from self‑publishing to the traditional path to give this trilogy the time, support, and care it deserves.
Worth My Body Weight
Bodyweight training has become my go‑to routine, building balance, flexibility, and strength without equipment. From pushups and planks to trail walks, I show how simple movements sustain health and resilience into later decades.
A Debt Paid
Drake awakens in a back alley bruised and beaten. His debt has been squared but his losses are immense.
The Baby
A seemingly quiet infant defies expectations by escaping her crib. Her mother’s intuition sparks a miraculous save that reveals the hidden drama behind a baby who “sleeps through the night.”
Tales of the Wandering Scribe
Tales of the Wandering Scribe is a three-part series of novellas. Thangelos the scribe travels with a different character in each volume, recording their adventures. In Book One, he accompanies Novela (name choice explained in story), a twenty-year-old noblewoman of Elvare Estate. She is a comely young woman, desperate to break away from the stifling identity of her lineage, if only for a brief time. She enlists Thangelos to accompany her to the La Fiera delle Ombre (The Fair of Shadows) and record theContinueContinue reading “Tales of the Wandering Scribe”
It’s ok to Fail
In my fitness plan, I outlined Phase One of my journey. Things don’t always go as planned. After being sedentary for about a year, my body yelled ‘Hell no’ to the increased intensity of week 3. I had to pause and rest. I discuss it in detail here:
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