2023-03-16: It’s like this was written just for me. ๐ *The Apple II Age ๐
2023-02-27: ๐ The Courtyard โ cabel.com
2023-02-19: looks at the calendar. Probably too early to break out my summer playlist. ๐ต
2023-01-27: ๐ Why is America so obsessed with conspiracy theories?
2023-01-24: ๐ Twitter’s Infrastructure Continues to Crumble, Silently
2023-01-23: ๐ Heartbreaking. ๐ – Students want new books. Thanks to restrictions, librarians canโt buy โฆ
2023-01-17: ๐ Maryland 9-year-old finds rare ancient shark tooth Christmas Day : NPR
2023-01-15: ๐ Can Democracy Survive in America? - Teri Kanefield
2023-01-15: Finished reading: The Unbreakable Bladesong Druid by Annette Marie โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ๐
2023-01-12: ๐ I’m late finding out about this, but damn this is cool. Annette marie is the best urban โฆ
2023-01-12: Finished reading: The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ๐ Continuing my reread of โฆ
2023-01-07: I Like Mastodon, but I Have Some Criticisms Like many, I have been saddened to watch Twitter’s descent into madness over the last few โฆ
2023-01-01: ๐ Twitter v. Mastodon v. Post v. Other Possibilities - Teri Kanefield
2022-12-29: ๐ Fantastic piece. – Elon Musk, Fox News, and Free Speech Absolutism - Teri Kanefield
2022-12-25: Song of the Day – You Have Been Loved by George Michael ๐ต
2022-12-11: You know, I think I am good. I can definitely go the rest of my life without hearing Feliz Navidad โฆ
2022-12-09: Here I am, hacking epub files on a Friday evening, as you do. I have never felt nerdier! ๐๐จ๐ผโ๐ป
2022-12-08: Down to just one package I’m tracking. ๐ฆ๐ฎโ๐จ
2022-12-07: The 1981 Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas special fills me with such glorious nostalgia. ๐ฟ๏ธโ๏ธโค๏ธ๐๐๐ต
2022-12-07: ๐ This just broke my brain. – Building A Virtual Machine inside ChatGPT
2022-12-06: ๐ Medieval necklace found near Northampton “internationally important” – BBC News
2022-12-05: ‘Tis the season to try in vain to keep all the tracking numbers straight for shipments you โฆ
2022-12-04: ๐ Where did all the key changes go? – NPR ๐ต
2022-12-01: Song of the Day – December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas) by George Michael ๐ต
2022-12-01: Finished reading: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry ๐ This was a hard, โฆ
2022-11-29: ๐ Oath Keepers: โHow I escaped my fatherโs militiaโ
2022-11-28: ๐ China’s protests: Blank paper becomes the symbol of rare demonstrations - BBC News
2022-11-27: ๐๐ Confronting the grief of empty seats as 2022 mass shootings mount
2022-11-26: ๐ I love this! ๐ – Charles V: French scientists decode 500-year-old letter - BBC News
2022-11-26: Song of the Day – Last Christmas (Pudding Mix) by WHAM! ๐ต
2022-11-24: A Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich is the correct way to end Thanksgiving Day. It’s a โฆ
2022-11-24: Long after the last person leaves and closes the door on Twitter, the bots will keep on tweeting โฆ
2022-11-24: ๐ This is why I love archeology. What a fascinating story. – Gold coin proves โฆ
2022-11-22: Teri Kanefield wrote Some thoughts about Mastodon. I don’t entirely agree with every point, โฆ
2022-11-20: Testing the Mastodon waters. Not sure how I feel about it yet, but crossposting Micro.blog to both โฆ
2022-11-18: ๐ This is fascinating. The 1930s is a lot earlier than I would have guessed. – The First Music โฆ
2022-10-10: ‘Tis the season to share my spooky playlist. Enjoy! – โHaunted Hits ๐๐ป by Josh de โฆ
2022-10-09: Finished reading: The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ๐ Continuing my reread of โฆ
2022-09-27: Finished reading: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson ๐ Rereading the Mistborn series before the โฆ
2022-09-19: Finished reading: Fairy Tale by Stephen King โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ๐ Probably my favorite King novel since โฆ
2022-09-18: ๐ I love this story. It warms my heart. ๐งก๐ค – Toddler takes this creepy doll everywhere. The โฆ
2022-09-12: Itโs hard to believe there isnโt a mobile carrier called BatMobile. Itโs a million dollar idea!
2022-09-08: Song of the Day – Winter (Remastered) by Tori Amos ๐ต
2022-08-30: ๐ ๐๐ซ Meet Ellie Weinstein: 3D chocolate printer
2022-08-29: ๐ I kinda love this. – Fan Theory Connect Star Wars to Indiana Jones
2022-08-20: Song of the Day – Same Heartbreak Different Day by Richard Marx ๐ต
2022-08-20: ๐ A War of Head Versus Heart: The M2 MacBook Air โ 512 Pixels
2022-08-15: I can’t begin to express how much joy the new album Masquerade by Bananarama is bringing me. โฆ
2022-08-02: While I can appreciate the magic CMake provides, I absolutely hate its insistence upon using โฆ
2022-07-26: Finished reading: Pepsi & Shirlie - It’s All in Black and White by Pepsi Demacque-Crockett โฆ
2022-07-26: Finished reading: The Twice-Scorned Lady of Shadow by Annette Marie โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ๐
2022-07-26: I’m really becoming attached to KeyboardMaestro. It was a little overwhelming at first, but โฆ
2022-06-04: Song of the Day – Club Tropicana by WHAM! ๐ต
2022-06-01: Pepsi & Shirlie – Heartache – live on Top of the Pops ๐ต
2022-05-30: Sometimes it feels like the conservative parties of the USA and UK are just trying to constantly one โฆ
2022-05-29: ๐ I already knew a lot of this, but reading it with much of the historical context included is โฆ
2022-05-27: Played some bass guitar for the first time in about twenty years today. I am terribly out of โฆ
2022-05-25: Finished reading: The Woman Who Would be King by Kara Cooney ๐ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ I have always found โฆ
2022-05-25: ๐ This piece is heartbreakingly accurate. – Opinion | Why nothing will change after the Uvalde โฆ
2022-05-23: ๐ i am so tempted to try this. – 3D model selection, design and printing by people who are โฆ
2022-05-17: ๐ณ๐๐ hhetrs hoping.
2022-05-17: ๐ Apple previews innovative accessibility features
2022-04-02: Finished reading: The Long-Forgotten Winter King by Annette Marie ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ Each new book by Annette โฆ
2022-03-27: This came up on shuffle this morning. It really highlights how far we have fallen since one of our โฆ
2022-03-26: Finished reading: Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier ๐ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Took far too many years to get around to โฆ
2022-03-18: Finished reading: The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce ๐ Reread this for the first time in many โฆ
2022-03-11: ๐ if only this would make a difference here in the US. We can hope. – The Spectacular Collapse โฆ
2022-03-06: I don’t usually do this kind of thing, but I love SturDrinks’s all-natural flavorings โฆ
2022-02-22: Finished reading: These Fevered Days: Ten Pivotal Moments in the Making of Emily Dickinson by Martha โฆ
2022-02-21: I enjoyed doing this short interview with Lucy Turns Pages. I hope you’ll check it out. ๐โ๐ผ
2022-02-19: By way of a series of coincidences, I am rediscovering my love of Emily Dickinson’s work after โฆ
2022-02-08: ๐ DRAFT2DIGITAL TO ACQUIRE SMASHWORDS - Draft2Digital | Blog โ๏ธ๐ฒ๐
2022-02-03: A Book That Shaped the Reader and Writer I've Become ๐ I’m in the midst of rereading The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce. It’s the first โฆ
2022-01-30: It is sad and ludicrous in this digital age how many albums, books, TV shows, and movies are just โฆ
2022-01-28: Those who are trying so hard to drag us back into the past are also the ones who are awfully โฆ
2022-01-22: I Think I’m a Clone Now is an underrated Weird Al parody. Discuss. ๐๐ต
2022-01-20: I just discovered, hidden away deep in Settings, that you can assign keyboard commands for Shortcuts โฆ
2022-01-13: It’d been a while, so I just updated my Toolbox page with the tools I’m using these days โฆ
2022-01-12: ๐ If only more companies put in half this much effort. ๐ Rogue Amoeba ยป Making Digital Confetti โฆ
2022-01-12: ๐ This is a great piece. – Alabamaโs capitol is a crime scene. The cover-up has lasted 120 โฆ
2022-01-11: “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of โฆ
2022-01-01: Making your own crunchy taco shells in an air fryer is my new favorite thing. ๐ฎ๐
2021-12-25: You Have Been Loved – George Michael ๐ต
2021-12-24: Song of the Day – Last Christmas (Pudding Mix) by Wham! ๐ต
2021-12-20: The original Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas special is just such a delight to revisit. ๐ฟโค๏ธ๐ฟ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ต
2021-12-12: I am absolutely heartbroken at the news that we have lost Anne Rice. Her work has been a fixture in โฆ
2021-12-10: We discussed our complicated feelings about Masters of the Universe: Revelation in the most recent โฆ
2021-12-10: I would have ranked these in a different order and there are some surprising omissions, but this is โฆ
2021-12-07: Smart TVs are great in some ways, but I think they all should have a “dumb mode”.
2021-11-27: 1980s FM Radio My musical awakening came a little earlier than it does for most people, whose taste in tunes tend โฆ
2021-11-06: It is too early in the season for it to be 27ยฐf while I have my morning coffee. ๐ฅถโ๏ธ
2021-10-31: Carving jack-o'-lanterns is one of my favorite Halloween traditions. ๐ Next up? It’s the Great โฆ
2021-10-26: Nothing says autumn like sitting on the screened-in porch on a crisp rainy morning and roasting โฆ
2021-10-18: ๐ 42 years later, how ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ has endured : NPR
2021-10-12: Heaven Help Me by Deon Estus ๐ต
2021-10-12: What a loss. He was such an incredible musician. ๐ Wham! and George Michael bassist Deon Estus has โฆ
2021-09-12: I now have a profile on BingeBooks.com, and you can follow me there. I really like BingeBooks, both โฆ
2021-09-10: I can’t be the only person who is considering, if the new iPhone is indeed called iPhone 13, โฆ
2021-09-04: Listening to this newly remastered and expanded soundtrack to STAR TREK II – THE WRATH OF โฆ
2021-08-05: Jon Kallis and I recorded this special episode of MastersCast, where we discuss (and sometimes โฆ
2021-07-27: ๐ This is a promotional video for a print reading device for the blind in the 1970s. ๐ฑ It would have โฆ
2021-07-25: Imagine if everyone online expended half as much energy toward celebrating the things they love or โฆ
2021-07-24: On episode 74 of MasstersCast, we discuss Masters of the Universe: Revelation in depth. Join us as โฆ
2021-07-23: Masters of the Universe Revelation -- a short review It’s been several hours since I finished watching part 1 of the new animated series Masters of โฆ
2021-07-23: I really enjoyed Masters of the Universe: Revelation. I am not sure I’m happy with how it โฆ
2021-07-16: Hamill is such a class act. – Enjoy this snippet of Mark Hamill’s Skeletor in Masters of โฆ
2021-07-10: Song of the Day – Someone Special by Richard Marx ๐ต
2021-07-10: ๐ Gotta love Richard Marx! – I Was a Triple-Platinum Pop Star, But Meeting Paul Newman At an โฆ
2021-07-06: This is amazing! A way to use XCode to compile Apple iiGS software on modern Macs! – A2GS โฆ
2021-07-06: Every search engine should implement a feature that filters out anything posted anywhere on the โฆ
2021-07-02: If the new Masters of the Universe show is half as good as this trailer for it, then I’m sold. โฆ
2021-06-25: Song of the Day – Heal the Pain by George Michael ๐ต
2021-06-24: Song of the Day – This was the first dance at my wife’s and my wedding, four years ago โฆ
2021-06-23: Song of the Day – Careful Man by Jim Croce ๐ต
2021-06-22: Song of the Day – Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) by Jim Croce ๐ต
2021-06-18: Song of the Day – One Less Day (Dying Young) by Rob Thomas ๐ต
2021-06-17: Song of the Day – Light On by Maggie Rogers ๐ต
2021-05-28: ๐ A Palazzo Reborn: Inside Apple’s Stunning New Store in Via del Corso, Rome - MacStories
2021-05-19: ๐ Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities
2021-03-21: I was so excited to be a guest on this episode of Lurking for Legends, where we discussed my books, โฆ
2021-02-15: ๐ America Must Become a Democracy - The Atlantic
2021-01-21: Song of the Day – Feeling Good by George Michael ๐ต
2021-01-06: Happy Nollaig na mBan! ๐๐ฎ๐ชโ๏ธ
2020-12-25: Song of the Day – You Have Been Loved by George Michael ๐ต
2020-12-05: Song of the Day – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow by Gloria Estefan ๐ตโ๏ธ
2020-11-07: Song of the Day – Feeling Good by George Michael ๐ต
2020-10-31: ๐ This article brought me so much joy. ๐ When your last name is Frankenstein and itโs Halloween - โฆ
2020-10-30: Song of the day (released 30 years ago today) – Freedom ‘90 – George Michael ๐ต
2020-10-27: Song of the day – Blue: Armed with Love – WHAM! ๐ต
2020-10-25: I recently discovered Chirp, a US audiobook retailer from the BookBub folks. No subscription, just a โฆ
2020-10-22: Voted. ๐ณ๐๐
2020-10-08: ๐ I’m so there for this. – Kate Mulgrew to Play Captain Janeway in ‘Star โฆ
2020-10-02: ๐ You gotta love Weird Al! ๐๐ณ๐ต
2020-09-25: The Dragon's Brood Cycle Virtual Book Tour and Giveaway ๐โ๏ธ I’m ecstatic about the Dragon’s Brood Cycle book tour being brought to you by the โฆ
2020-09-22: ๐ Ruth Bader Ginsburgโs death on Rosh Hashanah is a call to the rest of us
2020-09-10: Treasures and Trinkets is now available as an audiobook ๐๐ง I’m so excited to announce that Treasures and Trinkets: A Dragon’s Brood Tale is now โฆ
2020-09-04: One of the few bright spots of 2020 is that it has allowed some people to discover amazing new โฆ
2020-08-30: I’ve said it before, and I’m saying it again, Annette Marie is just one of the most โฆ
2020-08-08: ๐ I am so there! – Masters of the Universe RPG announced
2020-07-26: ๐ How Seattle’s NHL team became the Kraken ๐
2020-07-09: ๐ What nightmares are made of. – Climate change leading to Arctic spider baby boom ๐ท
2020-06-28: All of my The Dragon’s Brood Cycle books are now available in wide release, including on โฆ
2020-06-26: OMG! I practically lived on Eamon as a kid with an Apple IIgs. I had to get this t-shirt with the โฆ
2020-06-24: I’m so excited to announce that Treasures and Trinkets: A Dragon’s Brood Tale is coming โฆ
2020-06-18: ๐ Sometimes satire is an incredibly effective way to make a point. – Just Because Theyโve โฆ
2020-06-16: ๐ The Confederate statues should come down and the pedestals left empty - The Washington Post
2020-06-10: ๐ How cool is this! – Raspberry Pi-powered wedding memories record player
2020-04-12: ๐ This brought me so much joy. – The Sunday Read: Weird Al Yankovicโs Weirdly Enduring Appeal โฆ
2020-04-10: ๐ “Weird Al” Yankovic Turns “One More Minute” into a Social Distancing โฆ
2020-04-08: Received a piece of spam saying, “Don’t overpay for Adobe Acrobat”. Frankly, if โฆ
2020-04-01: ๐ I haven’t laughed so hard in weeks. – “Hello (From the Inside)” Adele โฆ
2020-03-25: ๐ Elton John to host ‘Living Room Concert for America’ with stars performing from home
2020-03-22: I had fun doing this interview with RebellionLit.com, where we discussed my work and experiences as โฆ
2020-03-19: โHuman beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, โฆ
2020-03-12: ๐ In case you need a laugh during this very smurfy time. AlsoโฆWTF? – French mayor defends โฆ
2020-03-08: ๐ Of mice and spacemen - โThe Hitchhikerโs Guide To The Galaxyโ turns 42 | Prospero | The Economist
2020-03-05: With Elizabeth Warren dropping out of the race, I find that I no longer care who the Democratic โฆ
2020-03-04: I’m now participating in the Ask the Author program on GoodReads. You can check out the โฆ
2020-03-04: For the next few days, my books Haven Lost and Harmony’s Song are free in the US Kindle Store, โฆ
2020-02-28: ๐ There are just so many levels in which to love this story. – The boss who put everyone on โฆ
2020-02-28: The Shortcuts app on iOS/iPadOS has an action called “Translate with Microsoft” which โฆ
2020-02-27: Por unu jaro, mi studis Esperanton per Duolingo! Mi tre ลatas ฤi tiun lingvon. ๐ฅณ For one year, I โฆ
2020-02-27: ๐ Laurene Powell Jobs Is Putting Her Own Dent in the Universe - The New York Times
2020-02-22: ๐ How cool is this? I was already in Warren’s camp, and this makes me feel even better about โฆ
2020-02-21: ๐ FโขRโขIโขEโขNโขDโขS reunion! ๐ฑ – The One Where They Got Back Together ๐บ
2020-02-19: I’ll be live on The Writers' Showcase in about 30 minutes to talk writing and related topics! โฆ
2020-02-19: Treasures and Trinkets: A Dragon’s Brood Tale has been released! You can download it for free โฆ
2020-02-18: News: Josh on the Writers' Showcase (19/Feb/2020, 2:00pm EST) ๐ I’m excited and honored to have been invited onto the Writers' Showcase Podcast, hosted by the โฆ
2020-02-14: ๐ This is a hell of a cast. ๐คฏ – MARK HAMILL’s SKELETOR Headlines All-Star MASTERS OF THE โฆ
2020-02-05: ๐ Between the fantastic She-Ra series, two new He-Man series later this year, and now this film, โฆ
2020-02-05: ๐ Fascinating read. I had no idea, despite having loved and read these books dozens of times as a โฆ
2020-02-05: You can read my new short story, Treasures and Trinkets, for free by subscribing to my author โฆ
2020-02-03: News: Treasures and Trinkets ๐ Every writer puts their heart and soul into every story; they chip away at the idea, plot, or โฆ
2020-02-01: The best feeling for a writer is when a reader has a comment that says, essentially, โI get this, โฆ
2020-01-29: ...in which a bunch of fantasy authors write a ridiculous web serial... ๐ I’m excited to be one of the fantasy authors contributing to this ridiculous project. Our โฆ
2020-01-28: Thirteen years ago today, my wife and I officially became a couple. Here’s to the next โฆ
2020-01-27: The Search for an Accessible Email Newsletter Solution A common service that authors (especially indies) will provide to their fans is an email newsletter โฆ
2020-01-25: Entering the final phase before release of a new story is both the best and the worst. The โฆ
2020-01-24: ๐ Wayne Gretzky says women’s involvement in All-Star Game ‘a big step forward’ ๐๐
2020-01-24: One of the most difficult things to deal with as a blind author is book cover design. Entrusting the โฆ
2020-01-22: I wish I could be excited for Star Trek: Picard. I’m a lifelong Trekkie. But TNG and Picard โฆ
2020-01-17: I can’t get this song out of my head. ๐ Song of the Day – Light On by Maggie Rogers ๐ต
2020-01-14: A Nerdy Brick-Building Holiday With Lego and Mega Construx I spent a number of wonderful hours over the holiday season building Lego and Mega Construx sets โฆ
2020-01-01: “Now everybody’s talking about this new decade/Like you say the magic numbers,/Then just โฆ
2019-12-25: Song of the Day – You Have Been Loved by George Michael ๐ต
2019-12-17: Song of the Day – Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Gloria Estefan ๐ต
2019-12-16: Song of the Day – The Christmas Song by Richard Marx ๐ต
2019-12-15: My wife and her choir’s Christmas concert! โค๏ธ – PCO & SC Choral Society: A Christmas โฆ
2019-12-15: ๐ โค๏ธ๐๐ The silver Christmas tree, an icon of Space Age kitsch, turns 60 - The Washington Post
2019-12-15: Song of the Day – Hands by Jewel ๐ต
2019-12-14: Song of the Day – Sleigh Ride by Air Supply ๐ต
2019-12-13: Song of the Day – Gabriel’s Message by Sting ๐ต
2019-12-12: Song of the Day – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow by Gloria Estefan ๐ต
2019-12-11: Song of the Day – Breath Of Heaven (Mary’s Song) by Amy Grant ๐ต
2019-12-10: Song of the Day – December Song (I Dreamed Of Christmas) by George Michael – YouTube ๐ต
2019-12-09: Song of the Day – The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) by Alvin & The โฆ
2019-12-08: Rough week for Trek. ๐๐ฝ๐ Renรฉ Auberjonois, 1940-2019
2019-12-08: Song of the Day – You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Neil Diamond ๐ต
2019-12-07: Gingerbread is one of the great pleasures of this time of year. ๐
2019-12-07: Song of the Day – A Spaceman Came Travelling by Chris de Burgh ๐ต
2019-12-06: Song of the Day – Silver Bells by Rockapella ๐ต
2019-12-05: This is so fantastic! Whether you’re a Super Mario fan or not, this is worth a listen. ๐ฎ๐ต โฆ
2019-12-05: “A happy holiday season, will you have.”
2019-12-05: What if Bach wrote Last Christmas? – Baroque cover version ๐ต
2019-12-05: Song of the Day – Do They Know It’s Christmas? by Band Aid ๐ต
2019-12-04: Song of the Day – Step Into Christmas by Elton John ๐ต
2019-12-03: As a writer on both Star Trek and Masters of the Universe, she contributed to two properties that โฆ
2019-12-03: Song of the Day – Grown-Up Christmas List by Amy Grant ๐ต
2019-12-02: That moment when your mind goes blank, and literally the only thing you can remember about Bulgaria โฆ
2019-12-02: Song of the Day – Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree (Single) by Brenda Lee ๐ต
2019-12-02: ๐ If you don’t think this is awesome, you’re apparently not as old as I amโฆor you have โฆ
2019-12-01: Bringing some holiday cheer into your lives. ๐Drunk Lady Sings 12 Days of Christmas - YouTube
2019-12-01: Song of the Day – Last Christmas (Pudding Mix) by WHAM! ๐ต
2019-11-20: I’ve just finished the second draft of a Dragon’s Brood short story that I’m โฆ
2019-11-07: NaNoWriMo thoughts: There is no better feeling then when your characters take over for you (the โฆ
2019-11-06: The new single by George Michael is really great. ๐๐ต
2019-11-02: A Few Great Recent Reads Memoirs Edition ๐ I don’t read memoirs or biographies very often. Most of the time, there might be one every โฆ
2019-11-02: Today, NaNoWriMo starts in earnest for me. Good luck to everyone participating this year. I have โฆ
2019-09-06: It is so crazy that in 2019, I am still forced to buy freaking CDs imported from other countries โฆ
2019-08-28: Lego Begins Offering Set Instructions for the Blind I’m a lifelong Lego enthusiast, and I’m also blind. I am beyond ecstatic about the news โฆ
2019-08-04: Who do you want to be This weekend, there were two mass shootings in the United States in less than twenty-four hours, โฆ
2019-07-09: Regional Peculiarities of Speech I’m a California native now living in Pennsylvania for many years, and it is endlessly โฆ
2019-07-05: In 2019, we still do not have a spam filter for snail mail. ๐ค
2019-07-04: Thanks to Turning Another Page for their review of Haven Divided to round out the audiobook tour. โฆ
2019-07-03: My thanks to Crossroad Reviews for this review of Haven Divided ๐๐
2019-06-30: I created a music playlist available on Apple Music or Spottify. Check out today’s stop. on โฆ
2019-06-29: I was asked to put together a list of my top ten favorite fantasy novels for today’s stop on โฆ
2019-06-28: My thanks to Valerie Ullmer for hosting week 2 of The Dragon’s Brood Cycle audiobook tour! I โฆ
2019-06-27: y thanks to Turning Another Page for their review of Haven Lost as part of The Dragon’s Brood โฆ
2019-06-26: Writing Immersive Descriptions in Fiction as a Blind Author ๐ Question: How do you manage to write such vivid descriptions in your books as a blind author? โฆ
2019-06-26: If you have a blog or podcast that is book related, or just want to chat about the creative process โฆ
2019-06-26: I did an author interview for today’s stop on The Dragon’s Brood Cycle audiobook tour. โฆ
2019-06-25: Today’s stop for The Dragon’s Brood Cycle tour included a review of Haven Lost by the โฆ
2019-06-24: This was the song for our first dance at the wedding, two years ago: Song of the Day: I Knew You โฆ
2019-06-24: Wow! I’m so flattered by this review of Haven Lost by Crossroad Reviews! ๐
2019-06-24: Today is my wife’s and my second wedding anniversary. We’re celebrating with a chill day โฆ
2019-06-24: I’d also like to thank Jazzy Book Reviews and the Book Junkie Reads for hosting the audiobook โฆ
2019-06-24: The audiobook tour for The Dragon’s Brood Cycle continues with another stop which, among โฆ
2019-06-21: Day two of the audiobook tour for The Dragon’s Brood Cycle brings a Dream Cast if it was ever โฆ
2019-06-20: Here’s a fun little character interview with Emily Haven, hero of The Dragon’s Brood โฆ
2019-06-20: I’m so excited! It’s day one of the blog tour for the audiobooks of my fantasy series! โฆ
2019-06-17: Review: The Wonkiest Witch (by Jeannie Wycherley) ๐ Author: Jeannie Wycherley Narrator: Kim Bretton Length: 4 hours and 20 minutes Series: Wonky Inn, โฆ
2019-06-16: Tomorrow, I’ll be hosting a virtual audiobook blog tour stop and reviewing the title in โฆ
2019-05-21: Song of the day โ Heal the Pain) by George Michael ๐ต
2019-05-21: WowโฆSting’s new album looks like it’s going to be fun. His older songs, redone to fit โฆ
2019-05-07: Eamon RemasterโClassic #37: The Quest for the Holy Grail I’m happy to have been able to spend a little time contributing to Eamon Remastered, a modern โฆ
2019-04-27: I have a few more promo codes for my audiobooks of Haven Divided and Harmonyโs Song. Want a free โฆ
2019-04-24: ๐ As a kid, I would have loved these. As an adult LEGO enthusiast, I still want a set. Braille LEGO โฆ
2019-04-22: I just keep playing Timeless โ by Rob Thomas over and over. Love all the 80s song references. ๐ต
2019-03-15: Once upon a time, I was obsessed with the Eamon adventure games. They’re being brought back! โฆ
2019-03-15: ๐ Nancy Drew movie: Teen detective inspired Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Hillary Clinton and Gayle King - โฆ
2019-03-11: News: Harmony's Song Is Available Now on Audible ๐ Harmony’s Song: A Dragon’s Brood Tale is now available on Audible worldwide, and just โฆ
2019-03-09: Just fired up my old Apple iiGS for the first time in many years. It still worksโand I found a disk โฆ
2019-02-26: I just realized Iโve spent all day thinking it was Wednesday. ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
2019-02-20: News: Haven Divided Is Available Now on Audible ๐ It’s been a while in coming, but Haven Divided: The Dragon’s Brood Cycle, Vol. 2 is โฆ
2019-02-20: Song of the day โ One Less Day (Dying Young) by Rob Thomas ๐ต
2019-02-19: After a bit of a hiatus, Iโve returned to my Esperanto studies in DuoLingo. Iโd forgotten just how โฆ
2019-02-16: My wife and I have embarked upon a Harry Potter reread, this time with the Braille editions. Iโve โฆ
2019-02-15: Reading Star Trek ๐๐ I’ve been a Star Trek fan (Trekkie, never Trekkor) for just about as long as I can remember. โฆ
2019-02-05: So many books to read, so little time. Starting the newest installment of the Arlo Finch series, โฆ
2019-02-04: After a rough January, February is starting out on a good note. Letโs keep it rolling, shall we? ๐๐ป
2019-01-19: Never underestimate the power of a kind word or simple expression of empathy or understanding. Just โฆ
2018-12-25: A very merry Christmas to everyone! ๐ I hope youโre all celebrating it with loved ones. โค๏ธ๐ โค๏ธ๐ โค๏ธ๐
2018-12-25: You Have Been Loved by George Michael ๐ต
2018-12-23: Enjoying my first ever ride in a Tesla. ๐คฏ๐ ๐โก๏ธ
2018-12-20: This might be the greatest YouTube video of all time. โ Package Thief vs Glitter Bomb
2018-12-16: A Rather Flattering Surprise ๐ Christie Stratos, an author I admire and who wrote the fantastic Anatomy of a Darkened Heart, gave a โฆ
2018-12-15: Christmas is incomplete without Alvin and the Chipmunks, who are a fixture in my holiday music โฆ
2018-12-15: Song of the day โ Kick Start by Lisa Loeb ๐ต
2018-12-14: While going through old emails, cerca 2006, one of the many things that strikes me is the lack of โฆ
2018-12-12: โI Have the powerโฆand holiday spirit!โ
2018-12-12: Song of the day โ You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Neil Diamond ๐๐ต
2018-12-11: I posted about Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor the other day. I finished it last โฆ
2018-12-04: Currently reading Just One Damn Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor. It’s delightfully British, โฆ
2018-12-03: What should have been a simple task of putting lights on the turned into quite an adventure. ๐โ๏ธ๐
2018-12-01: โThere was always Christmas time to wipe the year awayโฆโ โ December Song, George Michael ๐๐ต
2018-11-27: Winter has come far too early this year. I do not approve. โ๏ธ
2018-11-27: Must-listen Podcasts (2018 ed.) Every year or two, I used to publish a list of podcasts that I was currently enjoying. I axed those โฆ
2018-11-19: On episode 64 of MastersCast, we discuss the new She-Ra and the Princesses of Power series from โฆ
2018-11-13: Iโm three episodes into the new She-Ra series on Netflix. There are definitely elements I would have โฆ
2018-11-11: My 7-year-old self makes a brief appearance in this great video about She-Ra. โ๏ธ
2018-11-11: Song of the day โ Mothers Pride by George Michael ๐ต Oh she knows She takes his hand And prays the โฆ
2018-11-06: Kind of appropriate for today. Song of the day โ Blue (Armed with Love) by Wham! ๐ต๐
2018-11-01: It’s the 1st of November, so it’s time to break out the holiday tunes. ๐ Song of the day โฆ
2018-10-31: Happy Halloween! To help you get into a spooky mood, here’s an eclectic Apple Music playlist I โฆ
2018-10-31: News: It Was Five Years Ago on Halloween Nightโฆ ๐ค๐๐๐ท๐งก On Halloween night, 2013, I sat down at my MacBook, determined to begin writing the novel that had โฆ
2018-10-23: Turns outโข๏ธ your Apple Watch activity rings go to hell when you get the flu for a few days. ๐
2018-10-16: Still my favorite song of all time, and sadly so apt for the current state of the world. Praying for โฆ
2018-10-16: Robo political calls/texts leading up to an election when your cell phone number includes an area โฆ
2018-10-13: Well, Iโve voted. Here’s hoping it makes a difference. ๐ณ
2018-10-07: No better motivator for an author’s current WIP than a glowing review on an existing book. ๐๐
2018-10-06: Song of the day โ Two Less Lonely People In the World by Air Supply ๐ต
2018-09-18: For those who were waiting for it, the paperback for Haven Divided is now available! ๐๐
2018-09-16: The first round of accessibility fixes for images from my fork of Icro has been merged into the โฆ
2018-09-16: Going to see Elton John tonight as part of his farewell tour. He is one of my favorite artists of โฆ
2018-09-11: It’s a rare, wonderful feeling when you finish reading a book and just want to turn back to โฆ
2018-09-10: New She-Ra teaser trailer is here. โ๏ธ๐๐ป
2018-09-07: My fork of Icro now accessibly handles posts with images that include alt attributes. My previous โฆ
2018-09-06: The audiobook for Haven Divided is in production. ๐พ๐๐ง
2018-08-29: Sneak preview of the audiobook cover for Harmony’s Song ๐
2018-08-28: Song of the day โ Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper ๐ต
2018-08-28: The audiobook of Harmony’s Song sounds amazing! I cannot wait for fans to hear it. Narrator โฆ
2018-08-22: Iโve forked Icro, an open source iOS Micro.blog client, and have begun implementing accessibility โฆ
2018-08-21: SS 2: Comics, Superheroes, and Drew Hayes ๐ค In this episode of Something to Say, I talk about my love of comics as a sighted child, โฆ
2018-08-18: Electron apps are a scourge upon the Earth.
2018-08-16: Many have asked about audiobooks for Haven Divided and/or Harmony’s Song. I’m happy to โฆ
2018-08-16: Song of the day โ this was mine and my wife’s first dance at our wedding. RIP ๐ โ I Knew You โฆ
2018-08-14: ๐ Fascinating. ๐คจ๐๐ฝ โ BREAKING: Ethan Peck Cast As Spock On โStar Trek: Discoveryโ Season 2
2018-08-12: Writing in a new genre is a lot of funโin the same sense that some people find free falling in the โฆ
2018-08-11: ๐ ๐๐๐๐ Cereal to superhero: 10 great Gretzky pop culture moments
2018-08-10: Two chapters written for my next novel. There are few feelings quite as satisfying. I think this one โฆ
2018-08-08: The Open Web is a Tool, Not a Silver Bullet There have been quite a few good pieces written about the growing discontent toward Twitter, โฆ
2018-08-07: Parallel #1 is just too good! Hosted by Shelly Brisbin and guest starring Larry Skutchan and Stephen โฆ
2018-08-06: I was thrilled to be this week’s guest on the Micro Monday Podcast where we talked about โฆ
2018-08-04: It feels like the years between roughly 1970 and 1990 are just a big blackhole for publishing. Books โฆ
2018-08-03: Song of the day โ Mothers Pride (Remastered) by George Michael ๐ต
2018-08-03: SS 1: Tech Writing with Shelly Brisbin On this episode of Something to Say, I chat with author and podcaster Shelly Brisbin about writing โฆ
2018-08-03: I am so excited to see Parallel join Relay.FM! It’s a fabulous podcast that brings the โฆ
2018-08-03: Nothing quite like being woken at 4 in the morning by a flood warning alert going off on your phone. โฆ
2018-08-02: Song of the Day โ Something To Be by Rob Thomas ๐ต
2018-08-02: I want to thank everyone for the tremendous support I’ve received this week. There’s โฆ
2018-08-01: It’s quite a remarkable feeling to come across an old external hard drive, plug it in, and โฆ
2018-08-01: For new readers, if you visit The Dragon’s Brood Cycle’s official website and check out โฆ
2018-07-31: It’s ben a good launch day for Haven Divided. Thanks to all my readers for the support and โฆ
2018-07-31: You just could not pay me enough to go skydiving. โ๏ธ๐ฑ
2018-07-31: News: Haven Divided Has Been Released ๐ Today’s the day! Haven Divided, the second volume of The Dragon’s Brood Cycle, has been โฆ
2018-07-30: ๐ Haven Lost and Harmony’s Song are both free for a limited time to celebrate the launch of โฆ
2018-07-30: Haven Divided is out tomorrow! I was invited to write a guest post on the Proof Positive blog to โฆ
2018-07-27: I wish apps would just all settle on either Cmd-R or Cmd-Shift-R for the Refresh/Reload actions. I โฆ
2018-07-26: I think I might be falling in love with KeyboardMaestro. ๐
2018-07-25: If you say โBy the power of Grayskull!โ to the Amazon Echo, Alexa will respond with โI have the โฆ
2018-07-24: SS 0: Introducing Something to SayโMake Good Art ๐ค Introducing Something to Say, a MicroCast where I’ll be exploring the creative process, how โฆ
2018-07-23: Book marketing generates more work and more stress than writing the damn thing in the first place. โฆ
2018-07-21: And here’s an alternate version of the Haven Divided trailer, narrated for the visually โฆ
2018-07-21: Check out and share the official book trailer for Haven Divided! ๐
2018-07-19: Someone needs to make an Apple iiGS or iiE replica keyboardโor at least one with the same key โฆ
2018-07-18: Well, that giveaway sure went a lot faster than I anticipated! ๐ฑ Amazon has awarded all 25 copies of โฆ
2018-07-18: For the next seven days, the Kindle edition of Haven Lost is being given away to 25 lucky readers on โฆ
2018-07-17: TFW someone makes a comment about a tiny detail in your new novel that unwittingly brushes โฆ
2018-07-14: The sequel will be out on 31/July/2018โhave you read Haven Lost?
2018-07-13: If GoodReads is your thing, you can now add Haven Divided to your shelves. ๐
2018-07-13: News: Haven Divided Is Available for Pre-order ๐ I am incredibly excited to finally type those words. Haven Divided: The Dragon’s Brood Cycle, โฆ
2018-07-05: Getting visual formatting right for epub and paperback publications is such a frustrating process โฆ
2018-07-03: Are you interested in reading an advanced readerโs copy (ARC) of Haven Divided in ebook format โฆ
2018-07-03: Currently reading: Super Powereds: Year 4 by Drew Hayes, ISBN: 9780986396854 ๐
2018-06-30: I have only just begun exploring the work of this classic rock’n’roll/rockabilly artist. โฆ
2018-06-18: I’m now beginning the final formatting for the ebook and paperback editions of Haven Divided. โฆ
2018-06-08: My reading agenda has been a bit derailed by WWDC podcasts and the realization that there is only a โฆ
2018-06-03: I’ve spent the last few days exploring and playing with Pinboard, and I really like it. โฆ
2018-06-03: Song of the day โ Sandalwood by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories ๐ต
2018-06-02: I have received the Haven Divided manuscript back from my editor! I wish I’d been able to work โฆ
2018-05-29: Next up on my reading list is the script to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I was waiting to be โฆ
2018-05-29: Review: The Outsider โ by Stephen King ๐ It would be next to impossible to write a meaningful review of The Outsider by Stephen King without โฆ
2018-05-25: You can almost taste Samhain in the air. โ Haven Divided, The Dragon’s Brood Cycle, Vol. 2
2018-05-24: Iโve been reading Stephen King’s new novel The Outsider. So far, this is the most enjoyable โฆ
2018-05-20: Between season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery ๐๐ฝ and the new She-Ra โ๏ธ series, this is the first year โฆ
2018-05-19: Song of the day – Going To a Town – George Michael ๐ต
2018-05-19: ๐ She-Ra and Girl Culture - Kimberly Hirsh
2018-05-18: I’m a huge Masters of the Universe fan. I really hope this is good. A new She-Ra series is โฆ
2018-05-16: ๐ This is a fantastic discussion and overview of accessibility for software developers. As a โฆ
2018-05-10: Apple Pay on the web is magical. Can we get this everywhere? โฆ On second thought, that’s โฆ
2018-05-09: Haven Divided: The Dragon’s Brood Cycle, Vol. 2 Coming soon!
2018-05-08: If it’s your thing, I’ve launched an author newsletter. Join for announcements about new โฆ
2018-05-04: This song has been stuck in my head all week. This Old Guitar by John Denver ๐ต
2018-05-03: ๐ A Guide to Micro.blog For People Who Have A Love/Hate Relationship With Twitter, by Jean MacDonald
2018-05-03: The Great Laugh Track Debate ๐คฃ๐บ Episode 305 of 99% Invisible tells the story of the Laff Box, the contraption which was used to โฆ
2018-04-30: Review: Borderline โ The Arcadia Project Series, by Mishell Baker ๐ I just finished reading Borderline, the first book in the Arcadia Project series, by Mishell Baker. โฆ
2018-04-29: Ah โฆ yes โฆ there it is! The whooshing sound as the manuscript for Haven Divided zooms away on the โฆ
2018-04-27: The first book in my Dragon’s Brood Cycle series, Haven Lost, is now available to read for โฆ
2018-04-24: “This is the year of the hungry man, whose place is in the past, / Hand in hand with ignorance โฆ
2018-04-24: Started reading Borderline, the first book in the Arcadia Project by Mishell Baker. I’ve heard โฆ
2018-04-23: My revisions to Haven Divided are complete! Next up: off to my editor. ๐๐บ๐
2018-04-21: Elton John’s Made In England has got to be one of his most underrated albums. It’s so โฆ
2018-04-21: ๐ As an avid audiobook fan and someone who enjoys the nostalgia of vinyl, this is so cool. Plus, the โฆ
2018-04-20: ๐ Tesla was a fascinating fellow. – Nikola Tesla predicted the smartphone in 1926
2018-04-20: Revisions to Haven Divided are now 92% complete. I always find that applying polish to the last โฆ
2018-04-19: ๐ All I ask is for it to be a good film. – Nee Brothers to direct Masters of the Universe
2018-04-19: ๐ This is extremely cool. FicDown is a Markdown based syntax for writing interactive fiction โฆ
2018-04-17: How to Work with Micro.blog as a Visually Impaired User This is a quick guide for using Micro.blog as a visually impaired user in its current state. The โฆ
2018-04-16: Despite the fact that I tend to do my best writing in the evening hours, I’ve belatedly come โฆ
2018-04-14: I’ve been slowly โฆ very slowly โฆ working my way through The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in โฆ
2018-04-13: 75% finished with the revisions to Haven Divided. Right on track to get the manuscript to my editor โฆ
2018-04-11: News: Haven Lost is now just $0.99 in Kindle Stores ๐ In anticipation of the release of Haven Divided, the Kindle edition of Haven Lost is now just $0.99 โฆ
2018-04-11: News: Haven Divided: The Dragon's Brood Cycle, Vol. 2 ๐ The second volume of The Dragon’s Brood Cycle is written! Haven Divided will be shipped off to โฆ
2018-04-10: ๐ Stumbled across this fascinating blog post while researching Braille translation for Esperanto. โฆ
2018-01-02: Unexpected Literary Gems ๐ I’ve always been an avid reader. My taste runs more toward fantasy and science-fiction, but I โฆ
2017-12-07: News: Talking Harry Potter on the Alohomora Podcast ๐ I was honored to be invited onto episode 233 of the Alohomora Podcast. We discussed chapter โฆ
2016-09-06: News: The Introverted Indie Author Podcast #13 I had a ton of fun talking about writing, fantasy, the Dragon’s Brood Cycle, and a host of โฆ
2016-09-02: ๐ I love these kinds of stories. Read, enjoy, and excuse me while I go do some research on Icelandic โฆ
2015-10-27: News: Random Trek 74 I was honored to be invited on as the non-random guest for Random Trek 74, on which we discussed โฆ
2015-07-30: Indie Comic Publisher Offers Comics for the Visually Impaired This is amazing, and I desperately want to see it succeed. For years, I’ve been frustrated by โฆ
2015-05-13: The Tiny Tweet To type a truly tidy tweet, Is something quite divine; One-hundred forty characters, Upon a single โฆ
2015-05-06: News: Universal Harmonics Christie Stratos, my editor for Harmony’s Song, asked me to write a guest post. I’m very โฆ
2015-05-04: News: Harmony's Song: A Dragon's Brood Tale ๐ Last June, I wrote about the release of Haven Lost, the first volume in my Dragon’s Brood โฆ
2015-04-26: Apples to Oranges -- Why the Platform Wars No Longer Matter Over the years, an individual’s choice of which operating system to use for their computing โฆ
2015-04-08: Harry Harrison and Science Fiction ๐ I’m a fan of both science fiction and fantasy. These days, I end up reading a lot more fantasy โฆ
2015-04-08: Feeling Ducky I’ve documented my experiences switching away from Google services over the last few years. I โฆ
2015-03-16: Dr. Seuss on Apple I do not want this new iPhone, My Razr’s fine; it’s what I own. โBut you can browse the โฆ
2015-01-13: Great Reads of 2014 ๐ I’ve always been an avid reader, and the flipping of the calendar is as good an excuse as any โฆ
2014-11-14: News: Snow, Tea, and Dreams It’s the final day of the Haven Lost virtual book tour today. The first stop is at Straight โฆ
2014-11-12: News: Aliens, Wizards, or the Undead It’s day three of the Haven Lost virtual book tour today. Inspector Clouzot, Stephen King, โฆ
2014-11-11: News: Meet Emily Haven It’s day two of the Haven Lost virtual book tour today. There will be two stops on the tour, โฆ
2014-11-10: News: Good Journey Day one of the Haven Lost virtual book tour is today, and the first stop is at Indy Authors. โฆ
2014-08-19: News: Interview on Monkeys Took My Jetpack My dear friend and host of the Monkeys Took My Jetpack Podcast, Eric Troup, invited me on to discuss โฆ
2014-06-23: News: Haven Lost: The Dragon's Brood Cycle, Vol. 1 ๐ Well, Here it is. My first novel has been published, and I am both excited and a little nervous now โฆ
2014-04-14: Looking for Tom Lehrer It’s worth reading every single word of this piece on the incomparable Tom Lehrer. The glimpse โฆ