Hello there, It’s another (late) #QuestOfFireFriday! I hope this finds you well and thoroughly enthralled with the season of Lent as we count down to celebrating Christ’s resurrection at the end of the month! I know for some Easter means candy toting bunnies, fluffy chicks, and baskets of eggs; but I like to remember... Continue Reading →
QUEST OF FIRE FRIDAY: LAST YEAR
Welcome to the first Quest of Fire Friday of the new year! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and 2024 is off to a phenomenal start. This year is looking pretty similar at the start for me to last year's with me needing to be super focused on meeting a writing deadline, this time... Continue Reading →
You Have to Experience Yourself
12 days. That's how long until Quest of Fire: Resurgence of Dawn releases! I cannot tell you how excited I am to share this book with you. You might be wondering why I’m breaking my usual silence on Thursday instead of the usual Quest of Fire Friday… well, it’s because it felt really appropriate to... Continue Reading →
No Small Miracles
Recently, I had a scare of the health variety. For my whole life I've been blessed with really good health. Every so often though I'll have something new or strange happen health-wise and because of where I work, I know just enough of medical conditions to do armchair diagnostics and freak myself out. These self-diagnoses... Continue Reading →
QUEST OF FIRE FRIDAY: WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Recently while reading a review of Shadows at Nightfall I saw that that particular reader had caught on to one of the major mysteries of the series and a source of tension for Jason during much of the book: who is Cinaed the Storyteller? When Jason first meets Cinaed he's just an old man telling... Continue Reading →
Some Lessons Learned From My Little One (Part 9)
There are few things that produce nearly as much joy as your child saying, "I love you," and knowing it is genuine. Likewise, there are few things as infuriating as that same child ignoring your instructions and then feigning an apology before going right back to what upset you in the first place. Obviously my... Continue Reading →
Lesson Learned From my Father
It’s impossible not to think about our fathers on this day. The memories we’ve formed of and with them. The things we saw them doing. The things they taught us even when they weren’t trying. As a dad with a little boy of my own, I appreciate all those years of my dad looking... Continue Reading →
Some Lessons Learned From My Little One (Part 7)
Today we had a birthday party for my little boy. He’s still very young and after his nap took a little while to warm up to the small group who came to celebrate with us. The presents and delicious brownies my wife made helped quite a bit. By about hour two he was giddy... Continue Reading →
Some Lessons Learned From My Little One (Part 6)
If you've been following my posts lately, you've probably noticed there are quite a few, like this one, discussing a lesson I've learned from my son. He's a toddler, so conventional wisdom would say he should be the one doing the learning, but every interaction we have takes on a greater meaning to me.... Continue Reading →
Some Lessons Learned From My Little One (Part 5)
There have been a number of small moments with my little guy that have had a profound impact on me. My intention was to make a post summarizing each simultaneously. I thought I would break from my tendency to be wordy and try to be concise. Obviously I'm still a recovering word-aholic, because that hasn't happened... Continue Reading →