The one the Kid wore for his preschool parade.
Archive > October 2009
A long time coming.
It’s taken writing three full-length books that will probably never see the light of day and surviving the onslaught of a harsh critique, but I’m finally, finally on the right track. No five pages of back story. Less gloom and more humor. No planning it out, but rather letting it take me wherever it wants [...]
Progress…
…on this latest project is slow-going. I’m averaging maybe 750 words per day, which is low, but I’m also fighting through some serious doubt, so the fact that I’m getting anything creative done at all is pretty miraculous.
Snack conversation.
Kid and I were talking about how he doesn’t always like to go to school. Me: “Sometimes when I was a kid I didn’t like to go to school, either. I wanted to stay home with my mom.” Kid: “Me, too. Who is your mom?” Me: “Uhm, my mom’s dead. You’ve never met her.” Kid: [...]
