louche (lo͞oSH) adjective 1. disreputable or sordid in a rakish or appealing way. Straight up, I understand how tedious it is when wannabe writers like myself deep-dive into discussions of their own characters from their own novels that no one has read and probably never will read. I get it. I’m searching for a […]
Ewkaaaaay. Apparently my agent sent Selfie to a (big) publisher who requested an exclusive read. …Without editing. Not sure what to think about that. I’ve never had a manuscript on submission before, unless you count the lies of my previous lying-ass agent; an agent so ethical that her agency started selling editing services to queriers […]
Apologies for another flashback to the early nineties. 1993, 1994. I did the single dad thing. I had (and still have) a particularly visceral reaction to movies and commercials that portray fathers as incompetent boobs who cannot function as an adult without a mother unit supervising them. That wasn’t me, man. I had my shit together. […]
Growing up, the guy who lived behind us owned an urban used car dealership. Dad bought a couple of cars from Dave, cars Dave swore were “the good ones.” In select company Dave explained that his specialty was moving “Hundred Thousand Mile Shooters;” cars that still had the paint, but not much engine life left. Dad and I […]
“There is only one known cure for a bully. And that’s a bigger bully. You can wait for a bigger bully to come along, or you can become the bigger bully.” -Dad McDonald, 1983 My buddy Flynn became a teacher. High school Science and History. This is a good thing. This is a good thing […]
