One ship against many in a battle that has lasted a thousand years… Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! Stanley’s first big snowstorm. He wasn’t sure what to make of it, but once he got into it, he was a big fan. He loves the snow. But it’s getting deeper, almost too deep for his short legs.…

Hard are the lips of the woodpecker Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! We don’t have plastic great white sharks in Alaska – I took this abominable selfie while in Florida. I’m back home! Finally. I’m tired from being on the road for three weeks. It was an epic journey, to be sure, but a grind all…

Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. – Liane Cordes Greetings from Atlanta! As part of supporting other authors, I am still on the epic Drive Across America. Since Wichita, I’ve stopped in Fort Worth, had to cancel Houston, New Orleans, & Mobile because of weather, and…

Greetings from Wichita! As part of supporting other authors, I’m on an epic Drive Across America. I’ve had author events in Vegas, Provo, Colorado Springs, Denver, Kansas City, and now Wichita. I have a meetup later today in Fort Worth after a short drive and then Houston tomorrow. Fifteen stops in sixteen days. Over 500…

Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! It’s getting to be that time. The leaves are changing and lows are dropping into the 30s (F). That’s a bit cold: Stanley would be fine, except for the rain. So, he’s been trying out his coat which looks more like a warhorse blanket.It keeps a lot of the rain from…

The Cosmic Visionaries Bundle – Curated by Robert Jeschonek What is it about space opera that makes us love it so much? The action, the exotic settings, the colorful characters, the alien species? The promise of countless adventures in the face of the great unknown? The excitement of imagining what humanity may someday become and…

An epic search to find a moose running rampant Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! Today’s newsletter is not just about finding a moose, but giving away all kinds of free stuff. Check it out all the way to the bottom.  He sniffed the ground and sniffed the airHe knew the moose was thereDespite his nose and…

A Battleship called Leviathan – bring the Payne Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! That’s Stanley way down there. I was trying to walk him, but he hates the rain. He just stopped and looked at me while I kept going. He wasn’t going any farther. This is the trail into the big woods. We’ve worn it…

Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! Life up here is nice right now – temps in the 50s at night reaching into the low 70s during the daytime. And yes, it’s getting dark again: not enough to see the stars, but not enough to see a moose, either. I get up early, but don’t take Stanley outside…

The fate of the galaxy rests in the most unlikely of hands Greetings from the Sub-Arctic! I thought we were on the other side of the mosquito surge, but no. They’re back after some high winds and heavy rains. A new bumper crop of the evil creatures. Here’s Stanley as we pioneer an expanded trail…