As a first time author, the anticipation of reviews can be a near terrifying experience. Having recently published my first novel, I was putting myself out there to the entire world for judgment. Naturally, I want to get reviews, but no matter what someone publishes, there will be those that find fault. Sometimes the criticism is constructive. Sometimes […]
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Stumpy Joe – The Dog That Inspired ‘Canine Plague’
In 2009 one of my teenage daughters brought home a mutt-puppy. My first reaction was “No, we can’t keep him. Take him back.” We already had two dogs and I didn’t like getting surprised by her obvious ploy to “show, not tell.” Fifteen minutes later, I was hooked. He had a small color marking on his head […]
What’s All This Social Commentary Crap?
This post will likely turn away a few potential readers, but I’m doing it anyway. Frankly, the readers that won’t like it are ones the would hate the book anyway due to its theme. I wrote Canine Plague with more than the thought of spinning a tall tale. I had some messages I wanted to communicate […]
Is Your Child’s Life More Important Than Someone Else’s Child?
We like to think that morals are black and white, but in reality they aren’t. According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, moral relativism is defined as: “The view that moral judgments are true or false only relative to some particular standpoint (for instance, that of a culture or a historical period) and that no standpoint […]