I didn't get to a Five for Friday this week on my writing so I'm doing this instead. Chalk Creek Writing Outfit &RC-- Started a Run to Patriot's Day in homage to the Boston Marathon that includes a giveaway of a signed copy of one of my books. I'm only 15.3 miles from the goal.... Continue Reading →
Return to Earth
I could feel every eye in the court room on me as I took the long walk to the stand. I got in the witness box and took the oath and sat down. The prosecutor stood and gave me a sympathetic smile, though I know he’s not on my side. “So if you would, please... Continue Reading →
Special Features on TLD Are Coming
If you've read The Last Disruptor then you know a thing or two about The Absurd, the secret research facility based on a mysterious Pacific Island. Well, there's a whole lot more to know about this strange island and I'm going to begin giving you pieces of the history of the Absurd during the spring,... Continue Reading →
Feb. 19 Five for Writing Round Up
A weekly round up of some of the stuff that's happened and is happening with my writing. The Last Disruptor -- The big news for this week was that The Last Disruptor: When Worlds Collide, a sci-fi title, was given space in a brick and mortar store. Comic Kingdom, 595 E Moana Ln., Reno, NV.... Continue Reading →
It’s a mystery…
Ok back in 1998, I saw the movie Saving Private Ryan and I thought, wow, that's one of the best movies I've ever seen. Then they announced during the Academy Awards that a movie called Shakespeare in Love won and I couldn't believe it. Don't get me wrong, I love Shakespeare. When I'm particularly down... Continue Reading →
Adventure in Times of Pandemic
There's a tension between seemingly unrestrained freedom and guarded boundaries in being a kid that varies from generation to generation. These children of today already seemingly had more boundaries than previous generations and the Coronavirus Pandemic and it's resulting lockdown have only exacerbated the condition. And while I didn't set out originally to really explore... Continue Reading →
A TLD Favorite Chapter Gets a Little Homeric
After The Last Disruptor, available on Amazon, got some feedback from some very kind people, I added some things, cut some things and finished it up. One of the things I added, or rather improved has become one of my favorite chapters in the book -- Chapter 33: A Scattering of Leaves. As you might... Continue Reading →
Swings are the coffeeshops of childhood
The Last Disruptor is in many ways about that year in childhood where you begin to become an adult and face real issues. For me fifth grade seems to be the year that that happens. You know it's that year when you start understanding deeper meanings to literature, songs and the events in your life... Continue Reading →
Robert Varnon -- R.D. Varnon 