Nota Bene

30 Sep 2025

I meant to send out some work to editors yesterday to see if I could get any bites, but fishing for publication gets old...

21 Sep 2025

I decided to enjoy my day off and when I got up, I went directly to the sketchbook and did a little bit of painting — se...

19 Sep 2025

What an odd week that was, and still the weekend ahead… I have to wonder, what will next week bring? Suffice to s...

09 Sep 2025

The practices are at war: My painting and my writing, vying for attention and time, taking hills in small battles, only ...

13 Aug 2025

I wrote a series of flashes the other day. Actually enjoyed the process more than I usually do. Is that a sign of growth...

29 Jul 2025

I managed to get six paintings started over the last 4 days, small format ones (6 x 9 inches) that require less planning...

21 Jul 2025

Though there was substantial effort in keeping my eyes open and submitting the stories I had in my queue last night, sle...

20 Jul 2025

Dusted off and revised 4 stories in the course of the afternoon and early evening. Busy is as busy does, no? I’ll ...

14 Jul 2025

There has to be more to it than this. I often think that on days when the drudgery of health care and the fatigue that c...