Continued from Part 1. * * * The Aurifex Group was an association of goldsmiths who acted as moneylenders and...
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Chapter 23: Conviction
I left the courtroom before the judge announced his sentence. I couldn’t watch. It wasn’t technically my...
The Cult of Traditional Publishing Part 4: Da Rulez
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 In our last episode: I did my own first cover. It isn’t horrible, but it’s not good...
Allamakee County Chronicles XI – Rats!
Note: A preview from my upcoming autobiography, Life’s Too Short to Smoke Cheap Cigars (Or to Drink Cheap...
ILFA: The “It’s Based on Actual Math” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of January 26
Like all real science, Astrology is based on math. The tracking of the motion of the planets and developing...
Self-Publishing: My Heroic Story
Not to step on Mojeaux's toes or anything vis-a-vis her recent articles on writing and publishing/getting...
Banker of Stirnberg, Part 1
This story is set in the same world as "Beyond the Edge of the Map." The narrator is Kord FitzHelen von...
Chapter 22: Why, Indeed
If both individual and organizational greed largely describe the “Why” of Chapter 20, the final reason for...
Poll: Local Grub?
Mrs Hobbit and I have retirement plans to cross the country, trying to catch the best of each region. And,...
IFLA: The “Maybe You Should Skip This Week” Edition of the Horoscope for the Week of January 19
This week's skies are just not good, with one possible exception. If you are trying to change residences or...