As a writer and an artist of various sorts I try to notice details about things--let myself stay open to weirdness. This morning I saw an apple with a bad spot. I had an idea. So I took a picture of it. I stuck a piece of wire in it and took the photo against my black...
So, a long time ago when my oldest daughter was born, I wrote a song. I hated the guitar chords and the vocal line I sang, but I loved the words. The title was "Daddy, Dance with Me." Here are the lyrics: Daddy, Dance with Me We danced when you were little, a baby in...
Sunday morning:11:07. I hab a code. Ruddy doze. Sore trote. But I did go for a short run! Yah! Getting ready to dive into the physical manuscript of the book to the right. Actually might do some good old fashioned cut and paste. Logging off of social media for the...
Okay. Too much to do, too much to say. So. Short bullet-like sentences. As if my story is building to a climax... Wattpad Right Now! [DATA OVERLOAD WARNING]: ALL IS SILENCE is at 504,471 reads! So many people read it yesterday [11513 reads] that I forgot to upload the...
A bit more cover reveal for STRAIGHT INTO DARKNESS below. I woke up this morning and checked my e-mail [before continuing to grade finals for submission by 8 am tomorrow] to discover it was the Ides of March and I'd just sent out an e-newsletter. Automated e-mailers...
So, some day I would like to regularly blog here about my life outside writing, but at the moment, as one can see by the lack of activity here, that day is probably still a way off. Some of the things I would like to blog about are: Alopecia Areata - The condition...
Robert L. Slater, author of the young adult, apocalyptic science fiction series Deserted Lands, has worked as a teacher in the beautiful Pacific Northwest for 20 years. Like some of his characters, he has a propensity for speaking in lines from 80s movies, drinking Mountain Dew and eating pizza.