As a child, I would walk out the backdoor of the house in Wyoming and head straight up into the mountains. Alone. Bow and arrow, knife on my hip, or sometimes with lever-action .22 Magnum. Scoped and loaded. I would …
Read: Early Books, 2025
A bit of a change here people. Instead of individual books on individual posts, I’m lumping the first few books of the year in one post with brief explanations. I’m doing this to save time. Today is Sunday. It is …
Adventure: Supreme Confidence
We must begin with the Speedo. It must be acknowledged. Don’t turn away. Take it in, slowly. Admire the stretch of that front leg. Admire the topsiders and sock tanline and terrycloth jacket, unzipped halfway of course. Better to show …
Creative: What Would You DO?
“What what you do if no one was watching?” That was the question I was asked. “Well,” I answered. “I don’t really have much of an audience, so if no one was watching I’d be doing the same thing I’m …
Creative: Stills and Copy
It should be enough. It was for most of my lifetime. A good still photograph with a good piece of copy. You don’t need much to get a point across. WE don’t need much to get a point across, and …
Creative: Visual Notes From a Half Day
So, I got a half day out. If you throw in the driving it was a full day, and then some. In fact, I drove six hours there and back, and then drove slowly for four hours while making pictures. …
Creative: Image Breakdown December 19th
I do my best work in teal. It’s me again. Asking you to send me your photographs so I can give you my opinion. That’s really it, in a nutshell. Blurb Image Breakdown. This is good. That is perhaps not …
Creative: Stop Waiting
Stop waiting for the other. Start working with the self. People are lazy and fickle. We are. All of the data supports this. It’s not that we don’t DO things. We do, and some do A LOT. But the masses, …
Read: Silverview
When I think of England I think of Bletchley Park. I think of tweed, rain, tea, men in leather shoes, women named Lucy with white skin and flushed cheeks. I can’t help it. I’m a romantic. I think of the …
Creative: Why Do This?
You have Kelvin to thank for this. Who is Kelvin? I’m not sure, but he took the time to write and ask me a question, so thank you Kelvin! A question I find pertinent, timely and something I am asked …
Creative: The Platform, Part One & Two
Let me ask you this. What if I was to come up with a platform for putting my work into the world in a way that would attract more fans, followers, or readers. I’ve done some homework here, and it’s …