The one where I help you re-imagine coffee addictions.Newsletter for April, May, and June 2026Hi , So, I turned 50 at the end of June. If you've read my last email, then you already know it was coming. Well, it's come, and it's gone, and my newest d...
The one where I tell you I'm getting older.I'm Having a Birthday Again, and Soon...Hi , As the headline asserts, I'm having a birthday this Saturday (the 27th). But this year is no ordinary birthday. This year is a big one...Which one?I'll summa...
The one where I sort of tell you I’m back without being back officially, not actually.Three Months Later…A Quick Hello in April (2026)Read Time: 5-7 minutes.Hi , If you’ve read my last newsletter in December, you’ll know that I took a short brea...
The one where I give you the short version.Quick End of Year Message (2025)Hi , Read Time: 2-3 minutes. Since nearly everyone on my mailing list missed the November/December 2025 newsletter, I’ll restate in short form the most important mes...
The one where I compress time.Newsletter for November / December 2025Hi , I’m not the kind of person who holds grudges. I don’t see the point. Yeah, I’ve also been brought up on the idea that we should forgive anyone for anything, regardles...
Everyone loves a good shortcut. Running late for work and you’ve just hit a traffic jam? Honk your horn and drive on the sidewalk. You have thirty minutes for a lunch break and the bridge to your favorite café across the river is twenty miles away, g...
I’ve been teasing it on my newsletter throughout the year and rarely mentioned it here on my site, but today is the day that you can finally get your copy of The McCray Parables: The Fountain of Truth in e-book and paperback formats, with hardcover a...
Note: This article was written on September 21, 2024, but I’m just now getting around to publishing it. All time references should be considered for then. About a week ago, I was watching Matt Wolfe’s latest AI News Update on YouTube to catch up on t...
I didn’t used to be a technology geek. Could never really afford to be one. But now I seem to be moving in a direction where new gadgets are more affordable by the day, and acquiring them is just a matter of confirming my shipping address. Huge leap...
Two years ago, in my article “The Pros and Cons (and Ethics) of Using AI Content Tools for Writing,” I opined on the future of generative AI for writers and discussed how writers might use it ethically, if they should use it at all. At the time, tool...
This one’s for all the writers out there. You know that event that comes around every November that gets a writer on pins and needles? No, I’m not talking about Black Friday, though I concede its massive discounts on writing tools and services are re...
Starting a new story with the intention of selling it on Amazon or the other platforms comes with risk.
So, if you’ve read my last reposted newsletter article, “What’s Stranger than Nonfiction?,” you’ll remember that I talked about the oddity of loving a show or story that belongs to a genre we normally hate, and how, like choosing a partner from outsi...
Do you have a favorite movie, TV, or reading genre? A least favorite? Do you even pay attention to genre? Even though I enjoy a solid thriller, I’m no fan of horror stories. By nature, they end on a down note, usually arriving at their conclusions by...
Depending on where you live, if you’ve stuck your head out a window in the last few weeks, you may have noticed that the weather has gotten considerably hotter since I last wrote to you (and stormy, if you live anywhere near me). And, unless you live...
