Writers Blog Posts

Over the years, I’ve interacted with Sam Kandej, an Iranian teacher, translator, and writer. He’ll be releasing a fiction anthology this summer. Each story, originally written in English, will be p…

You might have a friend who tries to control every conversation, and seems to know all there is to know about any topic you mention. Should you base one of your characters on that friend? Probably …

While double-checking the work I’d done recently, I discovered not one but two reviews I’d written and somehow never posted. This showed me how far I have fallen off the efficiency wago…

I could feel the stirrings of something new and very different yesterday. I didn’t dwell on it too much, as there hasn’t been much good news lately, and I didn’t want to scare it off. But even thou…

I nearly gave up yesterday. Giving up the struggle suddenly seemed like a very good idea. When it was just the pain in my back and knees that I had to cope with was bad enough. Add the new problems…

Monday morning, and I have just spent an hour grappling with an uncooperative and unrecognizable brain. Not that it’s ever much more than begrudging at this time of day! I have to try to cope with …

I needed some light relief this morning, so what could be better than a happy, joyous moment from last Summer? Two adventurous magpies, playing among my bonsai… I hope they come back this yea…

Didn’t see that coming! The long-awaited appointment to check out these awful headaches and earaches finally arrived, but I wasn’t ready for what happened next. The doctor checked my ears and…

The next post mentions this story. Rather than leave it as a nebulous reference, I present it here and hope you enjoy it. Anonymous Artist This story is based on a tale penned by a young woman who …

Winter is very much holding sway down here in Petersfield. I keep looking out of my window, but there are no signs of growth out there yet. My bonsai trees look cold and damp, sitting in their pots…

Below, I'm posting the ACX auditions I created during this Thanksgiving week of 2024. Posts like this are for posterity and documentation of the progression of my work as a voice over performer. The post ACX Audtions For The Week of Thanksgiving 2024 appeared first on Welcome To The Nexus.

Working Cover With one thing or another, things have conspired to make writing Swan Song, my latest mystery difficult, if not impossible. I am so glad to report that all this has changed. I have no…

Newsletters on WordPress ??? When I discovered that I could actually send newsletters from our website on WordPress, I jumped at the chance. Only to be so disappointed to find that not all of our s…

The Chinese New Year: The year of the Fire Horse… (February 17, 2026 -February 5, 2027) I don’t think I would get any argument as to whether last year was worth our time. So, news of a possible bet…