Shooting My Shot

As I confirmed the hour-long appointment with my technician to have one of my car tires replaced yesterday, I contemplated what I would do to pass those minutes, since I was certain that sitting in the repair shop was not on my list of effectual time usage. Realizing that I Read more…

Where’s Your Heart?

It seems that no matter where we turn lately, very heated discourse concerning border security, asylum seeking and immigration is sure to follow. And while many people would like to believe that the wave of emigrants fleeing war-torn locales like Syria, or desperate conditions in South and Central America is Read more…

Hero Worship

He is dutiful yet defiant. He is Martin Pierre Toussaint. Genetic lottery winner Giaro Giarratana assisted greatly in evoking the outward manifestation of Martin. Inwardly, the sense of responsibility that binds him is the same responsibility that unleashes his wrath.  This initial view of the novel’s male protagonist will greatly morph, Read more…

Meet the Muse

She’s the heroine and his heartbeat. Meet Gage Sienna Taylor Weston: If described in only two words, those adjectives would be refined and unruly. A lot of art and imagery (and a real person or two) actually inspired the aesthetic development of Gage as a character.  This first of many Read more…