Dave Eggers' book "The Circle," was banned from Rapid City, South Dakota's high schools, and copies of the book were destroyed. Book banning is just one instance of many egregious actions taken by newly-elected school boards across the country. pressherald.com/2022/07/17/ana…

Monarch butterflies are now on the endangered species list, but you can help. If you have a garden, plant milkweed that's native to your region and nectar-bearing flowers. #ifabutterfly nytimes.com/2022/07/21/cli…

“Of all man’s instruments, the most wondrous, no doubt, is the book. The other instruments are extensions of his body...But the book is something else altogether: the book is an extension of memory and imagination.” ― Jorge Luis Borges

Guess who was a finalist in this year's Gutsy Great Novelist Page One Contest? Winners 2022 gutsygreatnovelist.com/page-one-prize…

Authors: Stand against illegal copying of our work by the Internet Archive's Open Library. Post or tweet a notice that you are against this practice. authorsguild.org/industry-advoc…

I've been capturing video from this webcam in Fort Myers all day and I've put it into a Timelapse. Check out the storm surge rushing in! Crazy. #Ian #flwx

Life is just a series of obstacle preventing you from reading your book ...and/or mine. #monarch #butterfly #pollinators ifabutterfly.com

Good news. It's now official. After spending 23 years in prison, Adnan Syed has been declared innocent and is free from all charges in his former girlfriend's murder. There are more innocent people in prison that you might think. amazon.com/dp/B08QDWDF3C

Some scientists think the upper age limit for humans is around 115. The antagonist in my forthcoming (Spring 2023) novel, Jagged Man, would disagree since he's 8,000 years old (give or take a hundred or so). Stay tuned. iflscience.com/scientists-thi…

#truecrimecommunity Guess who's doing an interview about my book Aggravated on the @authorstrue podcast tomorrow night? Yup. Me. aggravatedbook.com

My interview (about my book, Aggravated) with David McClam on his True Crime & Authors podcast, will post on the Spreaker Network this Friday, May 5th. Be sure to check it out. @authorstrue spreaker.com/show/true-crim…

Scientists in Germany have done studies that seem to show the brains of creative people (like novelists) work differently than other folk. Is that why we go around mumbling to ourselves all day? :-) sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

My breakfast this morning. Yumm! To get a free companion book to my If a Butterfly series, along with a bunch of really great recipes, just join my mailing list at the link below. #monarch #butterfly #pollinators storyoriginapp.com/giveaways/46dc…

Someone, anyone, please ban If a Butterfly. They will feel so much better after denouncing my books (because of all the bad language and sex). amazon.com/dp/B09L59NTZ4 #bannedbooks #readbannedbooks #ireadbannedbooks #wereadbannedbooks #booksbooksbooks

Is Goodreads too dangerous for authors? Is it beneficial? Or a necessary evil? nytimes.com/2023/06/26/boo…

Lit Hub's 12 Best Book Covers for June 2023. Do you agree or disagree with some of the choices? If you're a writer, how do your covers stack up? These do seem to be literary covers. Genre covers would be different, of course. lithub.com/the-12-best-bo…

I was just informed that my interview with Atmosphere Press Atmosphere Press has been published at their website. If you're interested, here it is. atmospherepress.com/interview-with…