I got the urge to make refried beans for tacos, burritos, bean dip, side dishes, and as just a tasty snack. So, I looked up several recipes and came up with one of my own that I think is the best refried beans I’ve ever had. My wife agrees, and granted, we have a bias, […]
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This is one of the easiest recipes in my repertoire, in no small part because there’s no actual cooking involved. This dish relies upon the age-old method of “cooking” the raw fish in highly acidic juices like lime or lemon. As a result, it’s almost pickled and, therefore, something that will last in your fridge
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In last week’s newsletter, I talked a little about the relationship with my old man, such as it was. That isn’t to say that I didn’t like the guy, at least in my later years. When you hit your 50s, I think most of us would agree that your take on things both hardens and
March 21 – Refurbishing the Past Read More »
I don’t have any calls to action this week, so this is a very different kind of newsletter. Go grab a cup of coffee, kick back somewhere, and let me ramble down Philosiphize Road about family, death, and the value of truth. My father went into hospice last year. We were never close. There was
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My work with Marc Edelheit is one of the highlights of my career. Together, we wrote a fantastic fantasy series entitled The Way of Legend, featuring a young dwarven warrior who sets out to reclaim his ancestral honor and save his people from certain destruction. The series is complete, and we’re both very proud of
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Of late, I find myself pondering how Harvey Weinstein’s existence, his circumstances, came to be. The truth is, he didn’t act alone. He was enabled—permitted and allowed—to do what he did. And it seems to me that everyone who had knowledge is as culpable as he is. I know, that seems a little “out of
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One of the greatest challenges of my career is that I’m “cross-genre.” I don’t like writing stories in just one genre, I like to mix and match. That means readers of steampunk may not like my shade of steampunk. Readers of sci-fi may not dig my shade of sci-fi. And readers of fantasy may not
Feb. 22 – Seeds of Dominion: LotR Meets The Equalizer Read More »
You’ve probably never heard of it, but this past week I was at a writer’s conference called Superstars put on by Kevin J. Anderson of Star Wars and Dune fame as well as a number of other great authors. There, almost 400 writers descended upon Colorado Springs and took over the downtown to teach and
Feb. 14 – Superstars, Free Fiction, and a Nightmare Read More »
