Newsletter August 2025 - Agentic Workflow
ABQ - Always Be Querying.
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Newsletter July 2025 - Gettin' Heisty
As a child, my father read those books to us in lieu of normal children's books. It's probably why I am the way I am.
Newsletter June 2025 - Summertime
Some fun things I researched: annual weather and day/night cycles in Antarctica, obsidian artifacts in Ecuador, and Yumbos Chocolate in Quito.
Newsletter May 2025 - Building Steam
I wrote the novel 20+ years ago, but a lot of the themes are still relevant, or maybe even more so.
Newsletter April 2025 - Finish Him!
I know I'm being vague, but I don't want to spoiler it. You're welcome.
Newsletter March 2025 - Spring Sprung
The silence was excruciating as I watched their eyes scan back and forth as they read. No one showed any emotion, and the silence went on forever.
Newsletter February 2025 - Musical Interlude
Mostly I have to grow some of the scenes from the antagonist's point of view so her side of the story is more complete.
Newsletter January 2025 - Ain't that a kick in the head
I feel like I'm reading--in the words of my child--"an actual book".
Newsletter December 2024 - So close I can taste it
If I were pitching Under the Diamond Moon as a movie, I might say "Raiders of the Lost Ark meets The Matrix"
Newsletter November 2024 - I'm Back, Baby!
I decided to turn a picture of me into a fake book cover advertising the fact that I'm looking for an agent. (Psssst, tell your friends!)
Newsletter October 2024 - The Struggle Is Real
Hello everyone, Thanks for sticking with me on my writing journey. Not gonna lie, I struggled to write this month for several reasons. A central theme of my story is our climate crisis and how we (humans) often do the wrong thing when given a choice about how to confront
Newsletter September 2024 - Hump Day!
I'd have given a spoiler warning, but that's what usually happens in books, so not really a surprise.
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Newsletter August 2024 - Back in the Saddle Again
Hey everyone, I admit that when I thought about writing a novel again after 16 years or so, I feared that I wouldn't be able to do it. Well, as I write this newsletter on the morning of August 30th, I've managed to write every day
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Newsletter July 2024 - Reluctantly Crouched
I wanted to see if I would lose interest in the story if I overthought it before writing. Well, quite the opposite happened.
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Newsletter June 2024 - Start of Summer
Hi everyone, June was another slow month for writing. It marked the end of the school year for the kids and a long family vacation. But we're back now and my younger child is excited to have the time to help me lay out the scene list. On
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Newsletter May 2024 - $*&! May Already?
So far I've only gotten one blank stare when I described my "techno thriller, but the tech is magic".
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Newsletter April 2024 - Roll the Dice
I planned a final adventure where you find out that he's a mind flayer feeding on your brain.
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Video - Star Trek Routine Mission
Today I wanted to share the video in its own post, so it's easier to reference.
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A Composition By Any Other Name
I knew I had to go heavy on the brass.
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Script - Star Trek Mary Leakey
GROBERU (V.O.) This thing can’t be Starfleet issue, right? ZOOK (V.O.) Meh. I like to tinker.
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Newsletter March 2024 - I've got to move it move it
And, you know, if I was going to compose the music, I really needed to spruce up the video with a complete story...
Shorts
Short - Long Shot
We donned our EVA suits and sat on the outer edge of the airlock door, mesmerized by the elegant process. Amelia piped in some Vivaldi through the comm. system. It was a perfect moment.
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Short - Base Flyer
My heart stopped, and my lungs refused to let go of what I hoped wasn't my last breath.
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Technologically Speaking
As I reread my old short stories to publish here, I noticed a trend where they started as more horror/suspense stories but evolved into more techno thriller style. I'm a bioengineer in my day job, which keeps me up to date with a lot of new science