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Today, I discovered that my Motorola mobile is stuck in 'voice to text' mode, from Google. My keypad is effectively useless. I've already learned the steps to turn it off, but discovered that the toggle is there, but unavailable for use. I have restarted, and even turned the unit off for a...

Hey y'all, [Edit: due to low staffing over the holidays, my distributor tells me that a new, reasonable release date will be January 16, 2023. sorry for the delay. I really wanted the book out this year, but ultimately the delay at my end gave me time to further polish my work. Been working to...

Edit: Found someone. Thanks everybody. Howdy, Preparing my next book for publishing; shooting for release within 30 days. I have received the commissioned artwork, licensed by the artist for this purpose. The artist created and scaled it to fit the paperback book I plan on printing, including...

Today, I rode with a friend to a brew pub which we frequent. The day was relatively warm, and would have been sunny, but for the heavy smoke haze that had blown in from the nearest wild-land fires. After we ate, and while I was waiting for my friend to wrap up an audio conference, I sat outside...

This subject came up today, so I decided to post. Years ago, during an admittedly lazy search for free software, I came upon Foxit Reader. It works alright, and one really can't complain when an up-sell notification pops up now and then. After all, it's free. That said the free version tends to...

I'm having a small problem with a character in a story of mine. This person is in an interview, and is asked the question, "What is your name?" This person is male, born and raised in southern Mexico, mixed Mayan/Spanish ancestry. He proudly answers with his full name, "?". So far, every name...

Those anchovies look great on your side of the pizza.

Hello, I am only two, partially finished stories away from completing my draft of interconnected short stories. Soon, I will be releasing the work to my beta readers, then to final editing and publishing. I have already shared some of the story drafts here. This one is just a teaser; sharing...

In 200 words or less, offer up a slice of life. A break from the action in your story. A moment with the character (or characters), as they experience their world around them. I'll start. Pulled this from my upcoming story collection: [Now this is more like it. Plenty of time to set up. . ...

Note: This is not a general advertisement for free writing help. That's a quick way to get buried in a pile of literary crap. This is just part of my correspondence with a newer writer who has some questions and concerns. I thought some of this might be helpful to the general audience, so I have...

Meet Ellis. His past life had never been easy. Is this new beginning a blessing, or a curse? You decide. Mature audience. Adult themes, violence, slavery, nudity (no sexual activity). Another story from my growing collection of point-of-view tales. For best understanding of the underlying...

Through my usual access method, I have encountered the 'temporarily off line' notice for this site, for months now. By accident, I learned that by selecting 'New Private Window' in Firefox, before selecting this site address, the exact same address took me to this, still-active site. Just...

Does anyone here, who is associated with Patreon, have any word on rumors of one-shot payments as opposed to a monthly payment plan? I work gigs, and barter my skills and my labor for my housing and such. Because of this, my income varies widely from month to month. I don't set auto-payments...

I'm a writer, not a visual artist. Still, I wanted to share this with you. This is the first commissioned artwork related to the stories. Many thanks to DarznWolfe for the beautiful portrait. In this dystopian world, where the wealthy can buy life itself, others must pay the price for their...

Welcome back to another in my collection of short stories beginning with "Twenty Year Review". Today's story looks at this world from ground level. Meet Gina, a woman who society had tossed away and forgotten. As it turns out, this derelict is worth killing for. (Violence, gore, occasional...

I recently wrote some comments down on another thread and the experience got me thinking. What do one's words really mean to another? Why do some people's words, verbal or written, seem very direct and others' words require more careful listening or viewing and more thoughtful interpretation...

I needed to take a break from my novels for a while. Here is my latest short story, to add to my collection. It's 14, 8-1/2 X 11 pages long. So rather than break it up, I decided to attach the PDF (Brief moments of implied sexuality [nothing graphic] and brief moments of violence.) I hope you...

In a classical argument form, to put it simply, the person or group making the claim must also take on the burden of providing proof of that claim. Here's an exaggerated example of an argument, face-to-face: At a party, Jim Slim claims that he owns a 1964 Cadillac. Sandy Clipswitch decides to...

Once again, I am looking for an artist. I would like to commission a full color, two character illustration for my next book cover; a detailed background is an option. I'm also considering having some black and white illustrations made as well. Edit: My tastes tend to lean toward realistic or...

The answer's easy, if hard to quantify. Give me a plausible answer and ask your own either/or question; beginning with, "If it pays the same, which is better?" Its easy to go low; aim higher: If it pays the same, which is better? Feeling brilliant 80% of the time, while being brilliant 20% of...