Problems with farming this year are seen in the grocery stores next year. Let me restate that: The effect of all the issues farmers are experiencing right now will not be fully seen in grocery stores until next year. 2021 saw low crop yields across Canada and the U.S.; Hay got scarce and more expensive.Continue reading “Learn 2 Garden”
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The Loneliness of Being a Writer
When chatting with other authors, I like to talk shop. Most writers don’t. I don’t know why that is. Maybe they just… think of it too much like a job? Maybe they’re sick of it at the end of their workday and would rather just talk about something else, anything else? I work with computersContinue reading “The Loneliness of Being a Writer”
Star Wars: The Quest for More Content
Sequels are rarely as good as the original movie, and for good reason. The best movies tend to be the complete package: characters solve their problems, complete their journey, and learn from their mistakes. There’s a satisfying beginning, middle, and end. No DLC required. When a sequel is good, it usually means a larger storyContinue reading “Star Wars: The Quest for More Content”
Wilder Concerns
There are many Laura Ingalls Wilder “points of interest” in the United States, but perhaps the most fascinating is Rocky Ridge Farm, a time capsule in southern Missouri that opened just a few weeks after Laura’s death. There are two homes there, one of which she wrote the first four Little House books in, andContinue reading “Wilder Concerns”
A Memento Mori
Life is fleeting. By the time most people realize they’ve taken their time on Earth for granted, it’s too late. Something unexpected could happen to end your life right now. You won’t have time to hide your secrets, settle your accounts, forgive those you never forgave, make that last confession, or write that damn book. Continue reading “A Memento Mori”
The Superhuman Outcast
Poor Tails. Or should I say Miles “Tails” Prower? (In case you never caught it: Miles-Per-Hour.) THIS POST HAS, AT MOST, MINOR SPOILERS, SO IT SHOULD BE SAFE TO READ IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE MOVIE. In the movie Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Tails comes from a planet full of anthropomorphic foxes just like him.Continue reading “The Superhuman Outcast”
40 Days and 40 Nights (of Writing)
The Lenten period has come to a close and Easter’s just around the corner. I kept my promise and wrote every single day. Right off, I discovered I don’t have room in my life to be an effective father, work full-time, take on life’s curve balls, write a satisfying amount, AND keep up with aContinue reading “40 Days and 40 Nights (of Writing)”
Touching the Stove
I recently heard someone rant about how you can’t judge a work based on the creator no matter how awful they are, and that the work must be fully experienced and judged on its own merit. He said dismissing a TV show, for example, because the showrunner is an awful person, or because the teaserContinue reading “Touching the Stove”
Unexpectedly Contagious
Writing every day can be contagious, it turns out. My youngest son, now seven years old, has watched me diligently work on my manuscript. Something must have cliqued in his mind because he asked me how to write. Luckily, Santa graced him with a laptop last year, so I had him bring it over toContinue reading “Unexpectedly Contagious”
What We Can Glean from the Rabbit Hole
On July 22nd of last year, I boldly proclaimed Silence is a Rabbit Hole. But what was I getting at, exactly? By the end of the aforementioned article, I’d posted a confusing little comic page layered with esoteric meaning, promising to revisit it once we explore some of what that artist was trying to maliciouslyContinue reading “What We Can Glean from the Rabbit Hole”
Nick Enlowe 