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Horizon Beta by D.W. Vogel My rating: 5 of 5 stars Bugs! Book 4 of Vogel’s Horizon Series tells us what happened to the passengers and crew of the Horizon Beta, the second of four colony ships sent away to escape the imminent destruction of Earth. Whereas the Horizon Alpha encountered creatures remarkably like dinosaursContinue reading “Bugs!”

What is it when we feel things? What do they mean? What do they tell us? What can we learn that might help us not die? Recently I lost one of the most significant male role models in my life. But really I lost him seven years ago when I became divorced and I wasContinue reading “Feel things”

I resist the temptation to end this charade that tastes bitter in my mouth like warm lemonade I wrote these lines a few days after Christmas 1984 when I was stationed at Camp Hovey, Korea a scant 15 miles from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with North Korea. My first Christmas away from home. I wasContinue reading “I Resist The Temptation”

I wrote this poem February 10, 2016. Not bad. Could use a little editing, I think. But not bad for a first draft. Like any good poem, and I make a leap of faith on that “good poem” thing, it is one thing, but is also another thing. It was inspired by an instant ofContinue reading “Where the hell did i park?”

Perhaps it’s the name of the next Cincinnati cathedral, but without doubt it’s the scene I’ve been writing tonight. Sister Agatha has been brought before her accuser. Devilishly handsome. And offered a drink. And then a deal. So far this scene is beginning very nicely.

Well, been nearly a month since last reporting Sister Agatha’s status. She’s doing well. Moments ago she and her squad stepped aboard their new ship.  But wait. They also got a nasty unexpected surprise. A surprise that changes everything. A little cleaning up to do to fill in a couple gaps and stuff, but thisContinue reading “Sister Agatha update”

Outside a tempest of wind and rain. Inside a tempest named Agatha. Am writing a critical scene this weekend in my next novel. Letting off steam will have downwind consequences for everyone she touches.  Interesting experience with the immediately preceding scene. I usually think long and hard about stuff before I write, but I putContinue reading “Tempestuous writing?”

Happy New Year! Happy New Decade! The Twenty Twenties are going to be an important decade for me. I’ve got a lot of projects I’m going to complete in the next ten years. Several novels and several games are in various stages of development. Ten years from now we’re going to look back and sayContinue reading “Happy New Decade”

Here’s my New Wave “Silent Night” that we recorded Christmas 1982. My sad vocals really make this one. Hope you like. The video is a more recent creation.  Check out https://macmann.com/music/ for the one other song I’ve posted, and with a little encouragement I might post some other songs from the old days. Meanwhile, there’s Silent Night.Continue reading “Silent Night”

People recommend to me things they think I might like to watch. You know. Television stuff. Sometimes movies that are now available on one of the various things. I love these recommendations, you know. Oh man, what a cool premise. Or, I really dig that actor/actress.  I would never say, “Don’t bother telling me aboutContinue reading “Stuff to watch”