Wrapping Up the Week

The theme of this week’s blogs was “Friends on the Journey” or “Gifted Friends.” Each day’s post was dedicated to a different one of the friends I’ve met whose work overlaps with mine in some way. Talking to these guys or seeing what they’re up Read More …

The Good Doctor’s Demons

Dr. Bruce Hennigan is a medical doctor who lives and works in Shreveport, Louisiana–and he writes books about demons. (He also took a trip to New Zealand and visited the Hobbit village from the Lord of the Rings movies, for which I’m jealous, but let’s stay Read More …

Mr. Mike’s Amazing Cartoons (or Lost in Space and Dreaming of Saturday Morning)

I met Mike Jones when we were both graduate students at Louisiana Tech. I was getting a DBA in Management with minors in Marketing and Industrial Psychology, and Mike was getting his MFA in Graphic Design. My dissertation had the riveting title An Analysis of Read More …

Friends on the Journey: Philip Wade-Chasing the Music

I’ve heard a quote from motivational speaker Wayne Dyer, “Don’t die with your music still in you.” I can’t think of anyone who takes Dr. Dyer’s advice to heart more than my long-time friend Philip Wade. At this writing, Philip is… 1) working on orchestrations Read More …

Friends on the Journey: Al Bohl, Tarzan, and Zanaan

Everybody needs friends to encourage them, and that kind of encouragement is particularly important in the rejection-prone world of the creative arts.  During the years, I’ve spent trying to get my writing career up and running as a career, I’ve met a number of friends Read More …