The Lawn Ranger
The sky was a particularly deep shade of blue. I thought to share that observation with my wife, but figured she wouldn’t be able to hear...
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The Tax on Love
I was recently reminded by an old neighbor of something that became a bit of a running joke in our neighborhood when we were kids...
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A Life in a Box
Last time out, I wrote about the letters and messages I’ve left around for my kids for when I’ve moved on. Those letters represent a...
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Letters to Earth
I had a notebook many years ago, just as I was entering my teen years. I remember it in detail - standard school style, black and white...
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Ripeness is All
By Jaya Mehta I looked down at my shoe and saw a long trail of toilet paper clinging to the sole. I had used the mall bathroom earlier,...
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Learning to Dance in the Rain
The title is part of a quote from writer Vivian Greene - Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in...
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Dive Bar Time Machine
I spent most of a week visiting the oldest and her husband recently. There is a lot going on in the larger world as well in my own...
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Bad Characters - Guest Blog
By Jay Solomon In the novel I’m currently writing, which takes place in Manhattan of the 1970s, I have created a character, named Mike,...
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People, places, and life
Speaking of former adventures, some of my youthful wanderings across the U.S. were in the company of an old friend. The path we followed...
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Sidekick
It becomes more and more clear as my third kid (and last, since my wife seems to think it's not the smartest idea to keep having children...
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Road Kill, Duck Tape, & Testicles
A Parade in Every Town, the first adult contemporary fiction novel I'm releasing, is due out this summer. Set at the Sun Market and...
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As You Wish
As with many people, certain lines from favorite books and writings stick with me. Some are the sort that lend themselves being used and...
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Cool Paw Luke and Empathy
My family are soft-touches when it comes to stray or in-need animals. Our most recent addition is a thirteen-ish year old Yorkie named...
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Writing, Gardening, & Cooking
I'm still not sure if I'm a writer who cooks and gardens, a gardener who writes and cooks, or some other combination of those seemingly...
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Interrupted Journey
In some ways, my life to date has been a series of interrupted journeys. Start down one path, end up taking a left instead of a right at...
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A Shared Universe - Rathcrog and beyond
I didn't set out to create a shared universe when I started writing novels, it just happened. I can hear the question already (having...
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Rathcrog - Meet Chief Francine Hopper
A warrior by training, Francine Hopper is capable of handling a drunk with a knife, or investigating strange and disconcerting...
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The Stuff that Dreams are Made of
Dreams are funny things. Unless you are shouting in your sleep as some creature straps you down and begins a jolly session of...
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Neil T. Jacobs - One Son of a Bitch
With the pending release of Rathcrog, it's time Neil introduced himself to the world. Hi. Not likely to be a big surprise, since Rathcrog...
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Rathcrog - Country Roads, Indeed
I've written several books (self-serving plug – sign up for the site mailing list to be notified about book launches, giveaways, and...
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