Off the Grid: Recharge Your Creativity

I’ve been away from social media and blogging for about three days.  I needed a break.  I’m in the middle of writing the first book in a series to be released in June entitled The Last Terran and I had hit a creative bump in the road. Sure I have the entire thing plotted out, have created

The Moore Tornado Benefit – Helping Children Heal

Thursday from 2pm to 8pm JediOKC, the Oklahoma City based collectors/costuming club got together at Journey Church in Norman Oklahoma to throw a benefit with many other organizations to provide a family night for the workers and all the children effected by the Moore Oklahoma tornado that ripped through Moore back in May. Ryan McKinley

Friday Flash Fiction: The Antenna

Allen hated heights. He had tried everything to pick up local channels with little success due to living in such a remotely rural area and now he was standing on his roof carefully fitting yet another television antenna together, sweat pouring down his face. “Honey,” he had told his wife.  “It’s a Saturday and I

Oklahoma Tornadoes: Victims In Need

I am sure many of you reading this blog have seen nothing on the news but the tragic destruction of Moore, Oklahoma.  However, there is a community hit by an EF-3 tornado the night before these terrible events who are being missed by the media entirely. I live and work in the Little Axe community,

Oklahoma Tornadoes: In the Middle of Danger

Anyone who does not live in central Oklahoma probably doesn’t understand the threat of tornadoes like the people who live with it each year.  It seems that each year they get worse, the EF scale is red lined, and these terrible forces of nature flatten the homes of hundreds of families. Last night we evacuated

The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon

On April 19th, 1995 Timothy McVeigh parked a Ryder truck in front of the Edward R. Murrow Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City and ended the lives of 168 people, forever changing the landscape of our city.  Each year marathon runners from all over the world come to race in the Memorial Marathon. It has

Man’s Day Out: The OU Red Vs. White Game

Today my son, my father in law and brother in law all piled into the car and drove to nearby Norman, Oklahoma to attend the annual Spring Red vs. White Game at the University of Oklahoma.  It is a traditional scrimmage that they play for the fans.  It was indeed time for the men to

A Galaxy Not Too Far Away

“G” is for Galaxy, and in a galaxy not too far away I had the opportunity to entertain the crowd who came out to watch the Oklahoma City Barons play hockey.  (I know the “G” here is a stretch, but go with me.  It was a blast). I am a member of a local Star

Real Locations in Fictional Stories

My current WIP is set in Noble, Oklahoma, and since I am very familiar with this small town I am able to easily write about the sights and sounds of the town without much trouble or much research.  Research for me basically falls to interviewing local police about procedures in various situations that might arise

Generous Benefactors: Why Must Sports Get All The Money?

Today I read a story from the Los Angeles Times about Helen Zell, wife of billionaire Sam Zell who just donated $50 million to the University of Michigan for creative writing programs.  I applaud the Zell’s for their generosity, but this is very rare in the world of philanthropy. Most of the philanthropic efforts being